The Debut

Name: The Debut
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: October 5, 2001
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Dante Basco

2001

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Celestial Pictures | Release Date: October 5, 2001 | R

Starring: Dante Basco

Summary: A young Filipino American's dreams of becoming an animator are in conflict with those of his immigrant father, who is intent on seeing him become a doctor.

Director: Gene Cajayon

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 88 min

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New Times (L.A.) David Ehrenstein

The cast is uniformly excellent; all involved seem keyed into the subtextual subtleties of a story that, while simple on the surface, is exceedingly rich underneath. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

Illuminating as it is entertaining. Read full review

Kevin M. Williams

Delightful coming-of-age film that becomes universal by way of its subject matter. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

It is also, despite the all-too-rare focus on the Filipino American community, a creakily familiar take on an age-old family dynamic. Read full review

Laura Sinagra

Has a sweet low-budget quality that sometimes slips into TV-movie schmaltz. Read full review

Edward Guthmann

A melodramatic yarn that transcends some of its technical and storytelling flaws through the cheery energy and sincerity of its cast. Read full review

Ted Shen

A hackneyed coming-of-age drama. Read full review

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Mar 16, 2003

This is not just an ordinary Filipino film, but an introduction for the Philippines unity with America's entertainment bounderies. This film brought warmth to American's perspective of the Filipino culture. An excellent example for an average Filipino lifestyle back home. Perfect This is not just an ordinary Filipino film, but an introduction for the Philippines unity with America's entertainment bounderies. This film brought warmth to American's perspective of the Filipino culture. An excellent example for an average Filipino lifestyle back home. Perfect movie for the family and friends. A UNIVERSAL A++++… Expand

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