Bunny Cadag

In the slums of Manila, 11-year-old Ginto dreams of gang life over scavenging, rejecting his sister Asia’s care as she turns to sex work to survive. As Ginto falls for another boy in the gang, he’s forced to confront his identity and desires amid violence and poverty. Meanwhile, Dutch tourist Michael, consumed by dark impulses, descends into the city’s red-light district. When their paths cross, Ginto faces an impossible choice that will shape both their fates in a world where innocence is currency and survival comes at a cost.

With his family life in shambles amidst the government's war on drugs, a young man transitions from being an ordinary filmmaker to being a full-fledged member of the revolutionary movement, proving that conviction knows no gender.

Greatest Performance is a film about making films—and about the power that hides inside that act. At its surface, it unfolds within a controlled production environment: a set, a director, actors, a camera. Everything appears orderly, professional, efficient. But beneath that structure lies a more unsettling question: Who controls the image? And what does that control allow?