Atalia [SEP] country of origin
- Rafael Klatchkin
- Yossi Pollack
- Dan Toren
- Gail Ben-Ner as Netta
- Yair Rubin
- Tamar Amiran
Significance of the name.
The original Athaliah was a Biblical queen of Judea, whom the Bible presents as a tyrannical usurper and idolater. Used, though not commonly, as a female first name in Israel, Atalia is a secularist name associated with the sector of Israeli society which tends to rebel against old traditions and conventions and seek new ways. This meaning is obvious to
Julie Anne Castro as Venus
- Luis Alandy as taxi driver
- Kiki Baento as floor manager
Production.
The film is based on the 2009 bestselling novel "Ligo na Ü, Lapit na Me" by Eros S. Atalia, a Palanca awardee and professor of Filipino language at the University of Santo Tomas. Producer Noel Ferrer and screenwriter Jerry Gracio (also a Palanca awardee) approached Atalia and declared their intention to option the rights for his book. Atalia agreed and cooperated with Gracio and the production crew to help