JC Santos-starrer ‘Motel Acacia’ not just a horror movie

“Motel Acacia,” directed by Bradley Liew, had its world premiere at the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival in Japan last Nov. 1. It is among eight films in the Asian Future section for up-and-coming directors.

“It is about the scars of colonialism in Southeast Asia and how it facilitates the vicious cycle of violence. It’s about a young man’s search for truth and the affirmation that there is good inside us all, no matter how dark the times are,” Liew was quoted by Film Development Council of the Philippines in a statement.Liew’s wife, award-winning producer Bianca Balbuena, related how grateful they are for having been given the TIFFJP platform to showcase their work to a global audience.

“Motel Acacia” sees Filipino man, played by JC Santos, groomed by his tyrannical Caucasian father to take over the motel, a place tasked by the government with exterminating immigrants. It is haunted with the spirit of a Filipino tree demon, which eats men and impregnates women.JC is part of the multinational crew and cast which includes actors Jan Bijvoet and Nicholas Saputra.

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