It seems like election conflicts are the norm right now, or perhaps it’s always been this way, and we just notice it more in the age of constant social media and news. Kip Oebanda’s (Abandoned, Liway) latest film, Balota, addresses election strife in the extreme, having just played the 44th annual Hawaii International Film Festival. Synopsis: A teacher pays an increasingly steep price for defending the democratic process of the election. The teacher in question is Emmy, played by Marian Rivera (My Guardian Alien). There’s a corrupt mayor up for re-election, and some locals are bribing voters with cash. Emmy cannot be bribed. In fact, it’s shown at a local protest that the incumbent, very rich Mayor Hidalgo is responsible for the death of at…
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