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Brillante Mendoza's [Ma' Rosa] (http://says.com/ph/haybuhay/watch-brillante-mendoza-s-latest-cannes-entry-trailer), which competed this year at the Cannes Film Festival, will be showing in the Philippine theaters starting 6 July!
Filipinos and film buffs have been waiting for the Palme d'Or nominated film to be shown in the Philippine theaters since Jaclyn Jose won the Best Actress award for it!
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Jose was the first ever Filipino to win the award at the Cannes Film Festival. In the film, she played the mother who sells drugs to survive the hard life in the Philippines.
"I am so surprised. I just went to have the red-carpet walk with my daughter [Andi Eigenmann] (http://says.com/ph/showbiz/andi-eigenman-cast-of-m-rosa-slayed-the-cannes-film-fest) – my real-life daughter and my daughter in the movie also. To Cannes, thank you so much, thank you to the jury, thank you that you liked our film," she said after receiving the award, according to [The National] (http://www.thenational.ae/arts-life/film-festivals/jaclyn-jose-becomes-1st-filipino-to-win-cannes-best-actress).
Mendoza said before the awarding ceremony that the film was based on his personal experience four years ago. "It happened – that's why it has to be told," said Mendoza, who won the Best Director for his film *Kinatay* at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.
"As an artist, as a filmmaker, you have to share it with the rest of the world for them to realise… that such situations should not happen," he added, according to [The National] (http://www.thenational.ae/arts-life/film-festivals/jaclyn-jose-becomes-1st-filipino-to-win-cannes-best-actress).
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The film tackles about the issue of [small-scale drug selling] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade_in_the_Philippines) which Mendoza admits is alarming since its still happening in the Philippines
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The film and cast received an overwhelming three-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival last 20 May!
The [Embassy of France] (http://www.ambafrance-ph.org/-English-) invited the full cast of Ma Rosa to be the guests of honor as they open this year's French Film Festival on 8 June in Manila!
A red carpet welcome fête will await Jaclyn Jose, 2016 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress winner for her role in Director Brillante Mendoza's *Ma' Rosa*.
On 12 June, the Philippine Independence Day, the festival will honor its tradition of spotlighting Filipino films through the screening of two local films which have been featured at international film festivals in France: Lawrence Fajardo's *Imbisibol* and Carl Joseph Papa's animated film, *Manang Biring*, according to [GMA News] (http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/567805/lifestyle/artandculture/french-film-festival-2016-opens-june-8-f-ecirc-te-awaits-jaclyn-jose-ma-rosa-cast-crew#sthash.ifjPqMnp.dpuf).
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For more information, visit the [French Embassy Manila] (http://www.facebook.com/FrenchEmbassyManila)
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