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The Debut

One night can change a lifetime.

★ 5.4 (7 votes) | 2000 | 1h 28m
Drama
Overview

Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Basco) works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son--who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA--will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben's sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben's future. This fresh independent production from Gene Cajayon presents a lighthearted and warm coming-of-age tale filtered through the eyes of an American subculture rarely seen on film.

Details
  • Status Released
  • Release Date May 18, 2000
  • Budget $1,000,000
  • Revenue N/A
  • Production Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), National Asian American Telecommunications Association

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