''Namets!'' is a 2008 Philippine

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directed by Jay Abello. The film was a finalist in the full-length feature category of the 2008

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Philippine Independent Film Festival. The film's title is a play on the Hiligaynon word ''namit'', which means "yummy" or "delicious".

Plot

Jacko Teves (

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) owns Puccini's, an Italian restaurant in

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. When a monstrous

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debt sets him at odds with Boss Dolpo (

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), he offers his restaurant up as payment. Boss Dolpo brings in Cassie Labayen (Angel Jacob) as a consultant to renovate the restaurant. Much to Jacko's dismay, Cassie decides to offer

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cuisine instead of Italian. The pair then set off across the province re-discovering the unique aspects of Negrense food.

Cast

*Jacko Teves:

*Cassie Labayen: Angel Jacob *Boss Dolpo:

*Oscar: Dwight Gaston *Rodrigo Labayen: Louie Zabaljauregui *Imelda Teves: Michelle Gallaga *Nena Teves: Marivic Lacson *Babyboy Labayen:

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*Farmer: Ronnie Lazaro *Caveman: Joel Torre

Production

The film was shot on location entirely in the province of

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. Locales included

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and

. Seventy percent of the cast and crew were locally sourced talent and the dialogue is in Hiligaynon with English subtitles.

References

External links

* *{{imdb title, 1244599 2008 films Philippine romance films Films directed by Jay Abello