PH Oscar Entry ‘Transit’ is Front-Runner in Busan Filmfest
An emotionally charged drama from the Philippines about migrant families fighting to stay together in Israel has emerged as a front-runner for the top prize at Asia’s premier film festival this week.
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| A scene from the Philippines drama movie about OFWs in Israel, ‘Transit’ |
The film explores the stories of five migrant families who decide to hide their children from authorities in Israel rather than abide by a controversial law ? introduced in the country in 2011 ? which forbids foreign workers from marrying or having children while on contract in the country.
“I wanted to show the lives of children born in foreign lands, and their struggles with identity,” Espia told a press conference.
“The [children] are the new people of the diaspora. They are in a constant search for where they belong,” said Espia, adding that she had been inspired to write the film after a chance meeting with a migrant worker who was bringing his five-month-old son home to live with relatives.
“Transit” has already caused a sensation in the Philippines, whose millions of overseas workers keep the economy afloat with dollar remittances.
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