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The Woman in the Septic Tank ({{lang-tl|Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank}}) is a 2011 Filipino comedy independent film directed by Marlon N. Rivera, written by Chris Martinez, and starring JM De Guzman, Kean Cipriano, Cai Cortez and Eugene Domingo.^[1]^[2] The film follows three aspiring filmmakers who are set out to make a film for the sole purpose of receiving international recognition and awards.

Overview

Chris Martinez wrote the screenplay for the film. Martinez and Rivera submitted the film for the "New Breed, Full Length Film" category for the 7th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. The festival was held from July 15 to the 24th at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

After the mass critical success of the movie at the film festival, Star Cinema purchased the rights to release the film for a wider release.^[5] The film was released on August 3, 2011 to over 50 theaters nationwide and grossed almost 40 million pesos becoming the highest grossing Philippine independent film at the time.^[4]

Synopsis

Jocelyn, Rainier, and Bingbong are three film school graduates who are dead-set on making an Oscar-worthy film. They set out to do a quick pre-production as a courtesy call to their lead actress played by Eugene Domingo, and a thorough inspection of their film’s major location, the Payatas dumpsite. They believe they have a winning script, and the energy and drive to make their dreams come true, no matter what the cost.

Cast

Reception

Box office

The film broke box office records for the Cinemelaya Independent Film Festival. It is the first full-length film to have its audience tickets sell to its maximum capacity within ten days of showing at the festival. The film was a commercial as well as critical success.^[6]^[7] The film earned a total of P20 million on its first five days.^[8] The total gross of the film amounted to P38.4 million, making it the highest grossing independent film in the history of Philippine cinema until it was surpassed in 2015 by That Thing Called Tadhana.^[9]

International

Richard Kuipers of Variety describes The Woman in the Septic Tank as "a lively laffer." He also praises the performance of lead actors Cipriano and de Guzman, calling it "spot-on as the guys with one eye on the slums and the other on travel and trophies."^[10] Meanwhile, Maggie Lee of The Hollywood Reporter says the film is "a lambast of the pretensions of independent cinema in his country and his fellow filmmakers' inflated egos." However, she is concerned about its "specialized topic and low-budget look" that may be off-putting for some audience, which may minimize its commercial prospect internationally. She also compares how the film replays specific sequences, each with narrative or stylistic revisions, to "a Groundhog Day of pilot filmmaking."^[11]

The film is an official entry for the 2011 Vancouver International Film Festival, Pusan International Film Festival, the Hawaii International Film Festival, the Tokyo International Film Festival, and the Far East Film Festival.^[9] The film was chosen by the Film Academy of the Philippines to represent the Philippines in the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 84th Academy Awards,^[12]^[13] but it did not make the final shortlist.^[14]

Awards and nominations

Sequel

Following the success of the film, a sequel, Forever is Not Enough, was released in December 25, 2016 as an official entry to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival. Rivera and Martinez return as director and writer, respectively, as well as Domingo, Cipriano and Cortez reprising their roles.

References

1. ^¹²Eugene Domingo says her hardships for Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank are all worth it accessed on July 20, 2011 via www.pep.ph
2. ^Eugene Domingo says she can now marry and retire after showing of Ang Babae sa Septic Tank accessed on July 06, 2011 via www.pep.ph
3. ^¹Ang Babae sa Septic Tank tops Cinemalaya 2011; Eugene Domingo wins Best Actress accessed on July 25, 2011 via www.pep.ph
4. ^¹Ang Babae sa Septic Tank Showing Nationwide on August 3, 2011
5. ^Eugene Domingo surprised and grateful for awards reaped by Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank retrieved on July 31, 2011 via www.pep.ph
6. ^'Ang Babae sa Septic Tank' 'sheds light' on indie filmmaking retrieved on July 30, 2011 via http://www.mb.com.ph/
7. ^Ang Babae sa Septic Tank lets imagination run wild retrieved on July 30, 2011 via http://www.pep.ph/
8. ^Ang Babae sa Septic Tank grosses P20 million in five days retrieved on August 9, 2011 via www.pep.ph
9. ^¹²Ang Babae sa Septic Tank grosses P38.4 million; Eugene Domingo to attend Vancouver IFF accessed on September 9, 2011 via www.pep.ph
10. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117946377/ |title=The Woman in the Septic Tank| accessdate=2011-12-16 |work=variety.com|first=Richard|last=Kuipers|date=October 17, 2011}}
11. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/woman-a-septic-tank-film-271138 |title=The Woman in a Septic Tank: Film Review| work=The Hollywood Reporter| accessdate=2011-12-16| first=Maggie| last=Lee}}
12. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.pep.ph/news/31099/ |title=Ang Babae sa Septic Tank is Philippines' entry for Best Foreign Language Film category of Oscar Awards| work=Philippine Entertainment Portal| accessdate=2011-09-16}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20111013.html |title=63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar |accessdate=2011-10-14|work=oscars.org}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2012/20120118.html|title=9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar|accessdate=2012-01-19}}
15. ^PEP EXCLUSIVE: Eugene Domingo remains optimistic despite Ang Babae Sa Septic Tanks failure to make the Oscar cut; cries over her Asian Film Awards nomination
16. ^10th Gawad TANGLAW names 11 celebrities as Pinaka Kapuri-puring Artista ng Dekada via Philippine Entertainment Portal
17. ^28th Star Awards for Movies nominees bared via Philippine Entertainment Portal