Ynez Veneracion stars in an indie film that features her as
a battered wife who is sexually and physically abused by her husband, played by
Ray-an Dulay. Ynez is paired with another woman, Angela Antonio, who is the
daughter of Kubrador producer Atty. Joji Alonso. Retaso takes a
look into the fragmented lives of factory workers.
Directed by Crisaldo Pablo, this film will be screened at Robinson's Movieworld Galleria from January 9 to 15. Retaso is a full-length feature film adapted from a short film by Dianne Marie Combalicer, a student at the University of Santo Tomas. It premiered locally during the third Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival last July 2007.
Retaso (2007)
Director: Crisaldo Pablo
Screenwriter: Dianne Marie Combalicer and Crisaldo Pablo
Cast:
Ynez Veneracion as Lena
Angela Antonio as Delsa
Ray-an Dulay as himself
SYNOPSIS. Delsa (Angela Antonio) does her work as a sewer in a garments factory where even the visits to the comfort room are regulated. Her husband and child passed away in a traumatic stampede some years ago and she now lives alone in a small room in a squatter's area in Quezon City. Her routine is to wake up each morning, go to work, come home, make rags out of pieces of cloth she gets from the factory, cry over the loss of her family, and open her door to her neighbor Lena (Ynez Veneracion) who runs to her every time she is beaten by her husband Ray-an Dulay.Lena is a former dancer who does laundry to earn a living for her husband and herself. She understands that her husband Ray-an has been trying to find a job but he seems to be running out on luck. This misfortune hits Lena too as she becomes an outlet for Ray-an's frustrations. Lena is abused as a wife, both sexually and physically.
Delsa and Lena live in a compound composed of frustrated, desperate, angry city dwellers jaded by the harshness of urban living. They are trapped in the oppression of their work and family lives.
Retaso is the story of two women who think that together they can be strong enough to escape everything. But only when the two become one can they truly be free.