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Touching and moving! A Must See. Highly Recommended for everyone! I love the story especially the hopeless kids in Mindanao. They need education and they our the hope of our country. One of the child's rights is the right to EDUCATION whatever race, culture, nationality...they should not be deprived of it. They are the HOPE of our country hence, they deserve to be educated.

One of the worst films I've seen in Cinemalaya. Too bad that I watched the Gala Night. In the middle of the film, me and friends really wanted to leave the theatre but just to give respect to the film maker, we finished the movie.

This film is beautifully made! It was done in good taste and artistic execution by the director. One of the best screenplays I watched and the message is very clear. The ensemble cast are really awesome and portrayed their characters very well. I recommend this film to everyone and your money is worth to watch. I will watch this again and bring my kids, I hope this film will be graded as PG 13. Younger generations should watch this film to learn the importance of education.

Its Brilliant on all counts, the story telling resonates what mainstream media will not report. The Actors are great in their craft, The Director/ Writer was prolific,inspired by real events, seriously, it's worth anyone's salt. It's worth the effort and the money on the viewers side. Brilliant just Brilliant. A problematic film. Director Perry Escano presented to audiences with no easy identifiable central narrative.Different stories interweave at a meandering pace throughout the movie,but none is given more weight than the brutal and violent death of Aquil, followed by the Childhood and education that the child warriors were forced to leave.I have not seen a movie that made me feel a rush of different emotions while watching, It made me shed a tear or two. It's a Must See movie!

Still, it never fails to amaze me with its diverse collections of masterpieces in all platforms possible, particularly the ones that tackles timely events that are happening in our country. And that brings me to one of the full-length films we chose to watch this year – Ang Guro Kong 'Di Marunong Magbasa (My Teacher Who Doesn't Know How To Read).

For the past couple of years, we are only watching Cinemalaya movies because of the casts and crew, or the movie speaks our language. There were innate factors that affect our decisions, but it did not mean that they weren't great ('cos they're all amazing nevertheless!)

This time, it was different. Nothing of those sort helped us decide what film to watched, so we had a top 3. After reading the synopsis and watching the trailers, we decided to go with this one. One major aspect that gave it a go for us – a raging cry for education. Together with my cousin Mimi and her friend, Em-em, we arrived at CCP Complex, 15 minutes before the show started. We took some selfies before shutting down our phones as the movie is about to start. I will try not to spill out spoilers as I go along and discuss what my thoughts are after watching "Ang Guro…"

The movie if I remembered correctly is more or less than 2 hours. It has full of battles in it, from start to finish, literally and figuratively portrayed. It tackles the current issues our country has to date – corruption in the government, violence against women and children, healthcare, poverty, war and conflict, and most of all, the inaccessibility to education of the children on the remote and war-stricken areas in the Philippines.

Very timely and real story. Direction, screenplay, cinematography and ensemble cast are average! Everything in the story are true, I was amazed with the camera movements and how the stunts directed. Roller coaster emotions and you will feel that you are in the scenes while watching this movie. I recommend to everyone to watch this.

The script and direction are not as good but accepted. This made me realize how important education is to every person. I love the actors as well, they are all good in this film. The cinematography was done beautifully in a moderate execution.