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1st Sem, 2016, CineFilipino, Darwin Yu, film review, independent film, indie film, Lotlot De Leon, Miguel Bagtas, movie revew, philippines
By Heinrich Domingo
We tend not to like things that remind us of our embarrassing pasts. Either we cringe remembering them or we simply outgrow them. 1st Sem takes no shame in telling an unpretentious story from a too simple conflict. It looks back into one of the awkward phases in growing up – the entry to college life. Despite struggling to achieve a clean storyline, it is an effective comedy that turns nostalgia into family melodrama.