The Bet Collector
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jeffrey Jeturian
Gina Pareño
Fonz Deza
Nico Antonio
Soliman Cruz
Nanding Josef
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Revolves around 'jueteng', the game of numbers dating back to the Philippines' Spanish colonial period (1521-1898). It chronicles three days in the life of Amelita, a jueteng kubrador or bet collector. Despite the regular crackdown on this illegal game, she continues to collect bets from her regular patrons every day. On the third day, a holiday, she takes a break from work and visits the grave of her soldier son who perished in war--It is All Saint's Day. One day she is apprehended by the police. She joins the other kubradors in the police station until their handler bails them out. The following morning, Amelita returns to the streets and continues her clandestine activity. She meets the parish priest who informs her of a young neighbor's sudden death in an accident. He asks her to collect donations from neighbors and friends. But then, a series of events turns her mundane existence into a perplexing game of life, luck and death.
Director
Jeffrey Jeturian
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States January 2007
Released in United States October 2006
Released in United States September 2006
Released in United States Winter January 10, 2008
Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 18-November 2, 2006.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 4-15, 2007.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (A Window on Asian Cinema) October 12-20, 2006.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 7-16, 2006.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 28-October 13, 2006.
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 18-November 2, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 28-October 13, 2006.)
Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 4-15, 2007. )
Released in United States Winter January 10, 2008
Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 7-16, 2006.)
Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (A Window on Asian Cinema) October 12-20, 2006.)
