The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (2006) Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros. I dont know how I ended up with this in my queue. I have this thing with n flix I put things in my queque when the film has long or short wait I movie it TO THE TOP OF MY QUE. MY LOGIC is that if a lot are wanting to see the film in question it might be worth it. I have mixed feelings about this film. My most serious questions are what kind of a culture lets a 12 year old with homosexual leanings live in this manner. The plot is fairly simple--A 12 year old with gay leanings is the cook cleaner house organizer for his widowed father who has a life in crime. the 2 brothers are involved in criminal lifestyles also. teh boy becomes infatuated with a 25 or 30 year old handsome cop. the cop might cause problems with the families methods of earning a living. For me the film makes the character of Maximo into a gay caricature rather than a genuine character. The entire story while gritty and real was rather a depressing affair for me. DID THIS STORY NEED TO BE TOLD?? I am a die hard liberal and have lots of gay friends and for me the answer is no. The film was the official entry of the Philippines to the 2007 Academy Awards. It holds the distinction of being one of the very few digital films released in 2005. His first narrative feature, The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, won the Golden Zenith Award at the Montreal World Film Festival and the Kinderfest International Jury's Grand Prize at the Berlinale in Germany. The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros was the opening film of the 2006 New Directors/New Films series presented by The Museum of Modern Art and The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Solito filmed The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros in Sampaloc, the neighborhood where he grew up in Manila, Phillipines this is an ok film but not too hot or recommended. two or three stars.