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“ Balota ,” Kip Oebanda's film starring Marian Rivera, is among the box office hits at this year’s Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.According to Cinemalaya in a Facebook post, “ Balota ” is one of two that emerged as the top box office films. The second blockbuster is comedy-drama film, “Gulay Lang, Manong!” directed by BC Amparado and starring Cedrick Juan and Perry Dizon.
“Balota” follows a land-grabbing tycoon and a former male sexy actor who are locked in a tight race for the mayoral seat of a small town.Marian plays Teacher Emmy, who serves in the election. She runs into the wilderness with a ballot box, the last copy of the election results when violence in their town erupts.The award-winning actress said the role brought back her fulfillment at work. She turned deglamorized for the film and also refused to have a body double.
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