Streaming Azucena (2000) Online

Azucena (2000)iMDB Rating: 7.8
Date Released : 31 May 2000
Genre : Drama
Stars : Ricky Davao, Glydel Mercado, Dante Rivero, Alessandra de Rossi. Twelve-year-old Lily lives with her father, who has been suspended from the police force, and her stepmother. Her parents sell Lily's aging dog to Mr. Teban for dog meat. Lily convinces Mr. Teban to return her dog, and the she begins a friendship with the dog meat seller, much to the disgust of her friends and family. Mr. Teban becomes her surrogate father, and supports Lily against her abusive ..." />
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Twelve-year-old Lily lives with her father, who has been suspended from the police force, and her stepmother. Her parents sell Lily's aging dog to Mr. Teban for dog meat. Lily convinces Mr. Teban to return her dog, and the she begins a friendship with the dog meat seller, much to the disgust of her friends and family. Mr. Teban becomes her surrogate father, and supports Lily against her abusive father and ineffectual stepmother.

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Interesting film from the Phillipines

I happened to catch this hidden gem at the Toronto Film Festival, and was quite impressed. Azucena, or "Dog Food", is about a schoolgirl named Lily and the friendship that develops between her and a dog butcher, whose profession comes to an end when dog meat is banned in the town. Lily's home life is far from ideal: her father is an abusive boor of a man who has lost his job as a policeman, and continually takes out his frustrations on Lily and her stepmother, who is of little help to Lily in such matters.

This film could have easily become a straightforward, dull harangue about any one of many social problems (animal cruelty, child abuse, etc.), but thankfully it becomes far more than that. The real subject of the film is the cycle of cruelty it depicts; it is a study of the perpetuation of abuse and violence through a society. "Dog Food" is probably a difficult find, but it's definitely worth seeing.