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<\/a><\/p>\nA nearly dialogue-free gangland visual tone poem, shot in just four days in the slums of Manila by master cinematographer Christopher Doyle, and directed by the king of Filipino digital filmmaking, Khavn de la Cruz (Mondomanila along with 47 other features, and over 100 shorts!). Starring Japan\u2019s indie icon Tadanobu Asano (Ichi the Killer) and one of Mexico\u2019s best new actresses Nathalia Acevedo (Post Tenebras Lux), Ruined Heart defies easy explanation. The basic plot is simple: Asano\u2019s gangster rescues Acevedo\u2019s whore and they go on the run. Along the way there is a Godfather (poet-playwright Vim Nadera) who is \u201cthe world\u2019s poem\u201d, dance parties, dream parades and carnivals, orgies, and murder. All of this is accompanied by wild visuals and an even wilder soundtrack. Acevedo\u2019s exuberant acting and eye popping costumes along with Asano\u2019s raw physicality (sequences where Asano runs through the back alleys holding the camera are some of the most striking in recent cinematic memory) create an emotional center to the film that gives the chaos a joyful tenderness that stays with the viewer long after the film is over.<\/p>\n