Cande is that special little film that doesn’t need theatrics and big confrontation scenes to make its story felt. Its bigness lies in presenting the beautiful and deep connections of the characters using culture, culinary and an era when cellphones hadn’t been invented yet as a backdrop. The film takes us back when everything was simple, when all we worried about were the games we wanted to play during our free time, the friends we wanted to play with and the food we would eat. But then, it would also take us to how we process tragedy as kids and how we carry those tragedies as we grow older.

Read our full review of #SinagMaynila2025 official entry, ‘CANDE.’ Showing September 24-30, 2025 at Gateway, Robinsons Manila, Robinsons Antipolo, SM Mall of Asia, SM Fairview, Trinoma and Market Market.