Film·2000·R·1h 28m

The Debut

Drama

Filipino-American high school student Ben works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son, who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA, will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben's sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben's future.

Directed by Gene Cajayon

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12 credited

Dante Basco
Dante BascoBen Mercado
Jayson Schaal
Jayson SchaalDoug
Brian Card
Brian CardDave
Mindy Spence
Mindy SpenceJennifer
Nicole Hawkyard
Nicole HawkyardSusie
Brandon Martinez
Brandon MartinezRick
Ernie Zarate
Ernie ZarateTito Lenny
Gina Alajar
Gina AlajarGina Mercado
Bernadette Balagtas
Bernadette BalagtasRose Mercado
Derek Basco
Derek BascoEdwin Mercado
Joy Bisco
Joy BiscoAnnabelle Manalo
Rawlins Apilado
Rawlins ApiladoJun

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