Crying Ladies [SEP] director
Crying Ladies
Crying Ladies is a 2003 Filipino film directed by Mark Meily, and winner of Best Picture in the 2003 Metro Manila Film Festival. It was the Philippines' submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Plot.
The story revolves around 3 mature women, Stella (Sharon Cuneta), Rhoda (Hilda Koronel) and Choleng (Angel Aquino) who are in badly need of cash for their family. They would do
Meily directed "Crying Ladies", his first feature film. The film won six (6) awards at the 2003 Metro Manila Film Festival including Best Picture and Best Director. The film also received several nominations from different award-giving bodies in Philippines.
"Crying Ladies" premiered in the United States and has received good reviews from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Village Voice. It has also been shown at the Montreal World Film Festival, Brussels Festival of Independent Cinema, Hamburg Film Festival