''What Isn’t There'' ( fil, Ang Nawawala) is a 2012

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film co-written and directed by

Marie Jamora Marietta Concepcion Jacinto Jamora is a Filipino music video director and commercial director who is known for her music videos, commercials, and feature film ''What Isn't There'' (''Ang Nawawala''). Career Jamora has directed music videos for th ...

. The film stars

Dominic Roco Ricardo Dominic Artadi Roco (born April 12, 1989) is a Filipino actor. Personal life Roco is a son of actor Bembol Roco and the twin brother of actor Felix Roco. On October 1, 2022, Roco and four other persons were arrested in a buy-bust o ...

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Boboy Garovillo Jose Teves Garrovillo Jr. (born in Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte) Better simply known as Boboy Garrovillo, is a Filipino singer, composer, television host, and actor. He is known as one of the members of the popular musical trio APO Hiking Societ ...

Felix Roco Teodoro Felix Artadi Roco (born 12 April 1989 in Cebu), professionally known as Felix Roco, is a Filipino actor. Biography The son of local cinema legend Bembol Roco, 21-year-old Felix Roco made a mark with his internationally acclaimed performa ...

, and Annicka Dolonius. The film was first screened as part of the 2012

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where it competed under the New Breed category. ''Ang Nawawala'' won the Audience Choice and Best Original Music Score awards during the Cinemalaya competition.

Synopsis

Gibson Bonifacio stopped speaking when he was a child. Now twenty years old, he is back in Manila for Christmas. While always festive in the Philippines, the holiday remains tinged with sadness for his family because it marks the anniversary of his twin brother’s death. Against the backdrop of the vibrant local music scene, his childhood best friend tries to reconnect with him, while he unexpectedly finds a chance at his first, real romantic relationship. Gibson reconsiders and redefines his relationship with his family, with himself, even with the only person he talks to: his dead brother.

Cast

as Gibson Bonifacio * Annicka Dolonius as Enid *

as Esme Bonifacio *

as Wes Bonifacio *

as Jamie Bonifacio

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=2245756, title=Ang Nawawala
''Ang Nawawala'' at the Cinemalaya website
2012 films 2012 drama films 2010s Tagalog-language films Philippine New Wave Philippine drama films