Maris Racal’s ‘Sunshine’ wins Crystal Bear award at Berlinale 2025 | Picture: Fb/Mission 8 Tasks
Maris Racal’s sports activities drama “Sunshine” has bagged the Crystal Bear award on the seventy fifth Berlin Worldwide Movie Competition, or Berlinale 2025.
The Crystal Bear is awarded to the Finest Function Movie of each the Technology Kplus and the Technology 14plus competitions. The movie belonged to the latter class.
The announcement was made on Berlinale’s official Instagram web page on Friday, Feb. 21, which Racal reposted on her Instagram Story with the caption, “Mother we received!”
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In accordance with the jury’s assertion, “Sunshine” takes “a delicate view on its trendy and socially essential subject” and its robust message resonated with them.
“It touched us not solely by means of the appearing performances, but additionally with its darkish, but hopeful and empowering environment, which the filmmakers created with their means of storytelling,” it mentioned.
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The jurors described the Filipino movie as “deeply shifting” but not “exaggerated,” including its influence will be felt lengthy after the credit rolled.
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“It raises our consciousness by confronting us with the truth of the social and political issues it addresses, which sadly nonetheless exist right now. The movie’s steadiness of various ethical views and spectacular stylistic parts creates an immersive actuality that feels genuine and deeply shifting,” they said.
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“Nothing about it feels exaggerated or distant—it attracts us in and permits us to expertise the characters’ interior conflicts in an inspiring means that stays with us lengthy after we’ve completed watching. Whether or not or not viewers can instantly establish with the problems it tackles, we consider this movie will go away a long-lasting influence,” they concluded.
Previous to its debut in Berlin, Germany, “Sunshine” initially had its world premiere on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition (TIFF) final 12 months, and on the Palm Springs Movie Competition earlier this 12 months.
Directed by Antoinette Jadaone, “Sunshine” follows the struggles of a younger gymnast (Racal) who makes an attempt to terminate her being pregnant forward of her trout for the nationwide staff.
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Other than Racal, the movie additionally stars Elijah Canlas, Xyriel Manabat, Annika Co and Jennica Garcia.
In the meantime, Racal beforehand surprised in her red-carpet take a look at the worldwide movie pageant as she exuded class in a pastel inexperienced robe that featured an open again and a halter neckline adorned with white floral gildings.