One memorable weekend early this year, when we sat down to watch some European countries’ official entries to the 93rd edition of the Oscars, we knew we’d find visually and thematically delectable films that don’t always equate substance with schmaltz.
One such cinematic gem is Silja Hauksdttir’s “Agnes Joy.”
Set in the rustic port town of Akranes, the movie follows the story of a bored mother (Katla M. orgeirsdttir) and her rebellious 19-year-old Philippine-born adopted daughter, Agnes Joy (Donna Cruz, not the Cebu-based singer-actress who popularized the song “Kapag Tumibok ang Puso” in the ’90s), whose lives unravel when a charismatic actor (Bjrn Hlynur Haraldsson) comes to …
Keep on reading: Donna Cruz: Icelandic beauty queen and actress is ‘proudly Pinoy’ at heart