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'Much more than its verses': 'Respeto' gets positive review after New York bow

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/07/12/20180712abra.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Abra&#x27;s (pictured) star turn in &#x27;Respeto&#x27; has received a positive review, after the movie made its premiere in New York last week. <em>Respeto&#x27;s Facebook page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>A film critic who writes for the Hollywood Reporter has -- perhaps fittingly, given its titl e-- said that Treb Monteras&#x27; &quot;Respeto&quot; is deserving of the respect it has been earning throughout its festival run abroad after making its bow in the US this week. </p><p>Following successful premieres in the Netherlands, South Korea, and China, the award-winning rap movie starring Abra arrived in New York as part of the city&#x27;s Asian Film Festival that began last June 29. </p><p>In his <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/respeto-film-review-1125571">review</a>, Clarence Tsui dubs it as a gripping, &quot;politically charged hip-hop/poetry mashup&quot; that aims to show the harm of having a president who &quot;readily encourage(s) corrupt cops, trigger-happy paramilitaries and confused soldiers to do whatever they want in the name of God and country.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Laced with social commentary and scintillating musical scenes, <br/>&#x27;Respeto&#x27; offers much more than its verses combined,&quot; Tsui said, before tipping his hat towards actors Abra and Dido De La Paz. </p><p>He said that the cast, highlighting Abra and De La Paz, delivered performances &quot;radiating fury and confusion as they confront an intolerable reality getting grimmer every day.&quot; </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DOr0uU7mckA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>&quot;Respeto,&quot; which has been winning several major movie awards locally, is one of the Filipino films which are included in the lineup of this year&#x27;s New York Asian Film Festival. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/09/18/full-list-respeto-leads-winners-of-eddys-2018">READ: &#x27;Respeto&#x27; leads winners of Eddys 2018</a></li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/14/18/abra-respeto-lead-gawad-urian-2018-winners">READ: Abra, &#x27;Respeto&#x27; lead Gawad Urian 2018 winners</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/13/17/respeto-tops-cinemalaya-awards">READ: &#x27;Respeto&#x27; tops Cinemalaya awards</a></li></ul><p>The others are Mikhail Red&#x27;s &quot;Neomanila,&quot; Richard Somes&#x27; &quot;We Will Not Die Tonight,&quot; and Viva Film&#x27;s &quot;Sid &amp; Aya.&quot;</p><p>Anne Curtis&#x27;s hotly anticipated action flick, &quot;Buy Bust,&quot; has been assigned as the festival&#x27;s closer. </p>

<p>A film critic who writes for the Hollywood Reporter has --perhaps fittingly, given its title-- said that Treb Monteras' 'Respeto' is deserving of the respect it has been earning throughout its festival run abroad after making its bow in the US this week. </p>

A film critic who writes for the Hollywood Reporter has --perhaps fittingly, given its title-- said that Treb Monteras' 'Respeto' is deserving of the respect it has been earning throughout its festival run abroad after making its bow in the US this week.