A hiphop urban fairy-tale in mixed media about an aspiring graffiti artist named DJ who arrives in a “garbage

 island” of the big city. At first joining the local gang, DJ quickly falls afoul of the gang leader Tikboy even as

falls in love with the island’s prettiest girl Josie. The conflict that ensues between his artists, rappers and

 dancers and the drug-dealing gang results in a human cockfight or pintakasi. “We can paint our tomorrow!” the

 islanders declare, inspired by DJ, the magical boy’s dream. But in a slum where everyone owes the gang lord a

of gratitude” more costly than mere money, DJ must first liberate Josie from the debt she owes Tikboy. He must

 fight off the amiable granny (Lola) who turns out to be the syndicate boss. He has to convince his kind but

uncle, the “dancing policeman,” that he need not be devoured by the rotting system. Finally he has to prove to

the jaded villagers, including his beloved Josie, that there is an honest way to eke a living in this island of

misery. In a final showdown with Tikboy, DJ proves that art conquers all. Trivia Most of the character names

refer to Philippine heroes: Apol from Apolinario Mabini; Andoy from Andres Bonifacio; and Josephine from

 Josephine Bracken. Part of the title, Pinta (paint), was also patterned after Jose Rizal who is a painter.

Synopsis:

PINTAKASI is about a young painter who arrives at an island made of garbage. He uses the island and its

denizens as his canvas and fights to protect the island from forces that threaten it.

Genre: Action

Director: Lee Meily

Cast: JM De Guzman, John Wayne Sace, Boots Anson-Roa, William Martines, Giselle Sanchez, Hazel Ann

 Mendoza, Alwyn Uytingco, Erich Gonzales, Alchris Galura, Jeremiah Carandang, Winryll Banaag

Writer: Judith Albano, JM Diego, Carljoe Javier

Rating: PG-13

Running Time: 2hrs. 10mins.

Released By: CMFS Inc.