Barber's Tales

Barber's Tales
Film poster
Directed byJun Robles Lana
Written byJun Robles Lana
Story by
  • Peter Ong Lim
  • Elmer Gatchalian
  • Benedict Mique
  • Jun Robles Lana
Produced by
  • Jun Robles Lana
  • Perci M. Intalan
  • Ramel L. David
  • Joselito C. Oconer
  • Michael B. Tuviera
  • Ferdinand Lapuz
  • Antonio P. Tuviera
Starring
CinematographyCarlo Mendoza
Edited byLawrence S. Ang
Music byRyan Cayabyab
Production
companies
Release dates
Running time
120 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Barber's Tales (Filipino: Mga Kuwentong Barbero) is a 2013 Filipino drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Jun Robles Lana. The film stars Eugene Domingo as Marilou, a widow who is forced to take her late husband's job as community barber during the end of Marcos era. The film is the follow-up to Lana's film Bwakaw and second of a trilogy focused on the small-town life in the Philippines.[1] The film had its world premiere and competed at the 2013 Tokyo International Film Festival, where it won the Best Actress Award for Eugene Domingo's performance.

The film had its commercial release in the Philippines on August 13, 2014.[2]

  1. ^ Villano, Alexa (May 4, 2014). "Eugene Domingo's 'Barber's Tales' is audience favorite in Italian festival". Rappler. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "Eugene Domingo tells 'Tale' that made her take a 'semi-sabbatical'". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.