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In the Bosom of the Enemy

2001 film by Gil Portes

Jose Dalisay Jr.
Gil Portes

Story by

Jose Dalisay Jr.
Gil Portes

Produced byEric M. CuaticoStarring

Mylene Dizon
Jomari Yllana

CinematographyEly CruzEdited byGeorge JarlegoMusic byJoy Marfil

Production
company

Crown Seven Ventures

Distributed byCrown Seven Ventures

Release date

January 4, 2001 (2001-01-04)

Running time

101 minutesCountryPhilippinesLanguagesEnglish
Tagalog
Japanese

In the Bosom of the Enemy (Tagalog: Gatas: Sa Dibdib ng Kaaway) is a 2001 Filipino war drama film directed by Gil Portes. The film stars Mylene Dizon and Jomari Yllana.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

After her husband was arrested from being a Guerilla warrior, Pilar agreed to be a wet nurse to the Japanese General's infant son whose Filipina wife died from giving birth. While attending and taking care of the baby, an unintentional love affair developed between Pilar and the General Hiroshi. She begins to be isolated from her husband and her townspeople as she refused to help the Guerillas to conspire the General's administration following the battle between the Guerillas and the Japanese Soldiers.

Cast

Mylene Dizon as Pilar
Jomari Yllana as Diego
Kenji Motoki as General Hiroshi (Japanese: 陸軍大将浩史, Rikugun-Taishō Hiroshi)
Mario Magallona as Kojima (Japanese: 児島, Kojima)
Randy Wong as Uchida (Japanese: 内田, Uchida)
Nicole Hofer as Carmen
Ynez Veneracion as Soledad
Stella Cañete as Munday
Christian Joseph Leyson as Tetsuya (Japanese: 哲也, Tetsuya)
Airah Fabioni Ombajin as Ningning
Richard Quan as Guerilla Leader
Richard Arellano as Guerilla Aide
Mon Confiado as Ka Herman
Neil Ryan Sese as Interpreter

Academy Award submission for nominee consideration

It was the Philippines' submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the 2001 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Salterio, Leah (December 3, 2000). "A Breast is All That Mylene Can Bare". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. 25. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Google News.
^ "Mylene: "Huwag lang boobs ko ang panoorin n'yo"". The Philippine Star. December 16, 2000. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ "Mylene all the way". The Philippine Star. December 17, 2000. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ Harvey, Dennis (August 29, 2004). "In the Bosom of the Enemy". Variety. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ "51 Countries In Race For Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. November 19, 2001. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008.
^ "74th Academy Awards — Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. n.d. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2008.