Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Ronin Films Australian Film Commission Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre First Run Features Icarus Films
Celso and Cora (1983)
DirectorGary Kildea
Plot
A documentary of a young couple and their two children living in a squatter settlement in the Philippine capital Manila Rather than just a report on poverty this is a universal story of people experiencing everyday events with a mixture of humor irritation weariness and courage Cora and Celso make a living selling cigarettes at night outside a downtown hotel in defiance of City regulations The film follows their lives over a threemonth period beginning with Coras attempt to find a new room for the family after they have been evicted from their previous home Later Celso and Cora face a crisis in their own relationship aggravated by the stresses of their daily life
