
Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Basco) works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son--who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA--will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben's sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben's future. This fresh independent production from Gene Cajayon presents a lighthearted and warm coming-of-age tale filtered through the eyes of an American subculture rarely seen on film.

as Ben Mercado

as Doug

as Dave

as Jennifer

as Susie

as Rick

as Tito Lenny

as Gina Mercado

as Rose Mercado

as Edwin Mercado

as Annabelle Manalo

as Jun

as Roland Mercado

as Augusto

as Rommel

as Lolo Carlos