Beats,
Rhymes
& Life
Klara and the Sun
Film Skool
| A robot girl designed to prevent loneliness tries to save a heartbroken family of humans.
The Unfaithful Wife
Film Skool
| A man begins to believe his wife is cheating on him.
New restoration in selected UK cinemas from 11 September and on BFI Player from 2 October.
Primetime
Film Skool
| In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.
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The Deputy
Film Skool
| A young sheriff's deputy finds himself in the crosshairs of dangerous criminals when the dead body he is assigned to keep an eye on disappears from a crime scene.
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Macho Dancer
Film Skool
| One of Lino Brocka’s lasting successes, 1988’s Macho Dancer admirably blends the maestro’s flair for socially conscious melodrama and pulp provocation — setting the template for what would become Viva Films’ erotic niche to this day. Upon losing a reliable American client, 18-year-old gigolo Pol (Allan Paule) leaves his native province to try his luck in the soapy gay clubs of Manila. As Pol learns to ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel (Daniel Fernando) and savvy prostitute Bambi (Jaclyn Jose), he discovers more than his young mind bargained for: an underbelly of protection rackets, human trafficking and political corruption. Underlying the film’s astutely cynical outlook on systemic, class-based exploitation in the Filipino context is a neon-lit tale of sexual self-discovery gyrating between queer desire and heteronormative strictures, sensuality and grit, tenderness and violence. Heavily censored upon release and hugely successful overseas, Macho Dancer follows the recent re-discovery of Lino Brocka’s Bona and is presented here in a new 4K restoration from Viva Film’s original film elements.
