Oliver

Oliver is a female impersonator who supports his family by performing in Manila’s gay bars. In the company of callboys, pimps and other female impersonators, Oliver makes a living by creating illusions on stage. In one final act, he performs the “Spiderman show,” where he rolls a hundred yards of thread, inserts them inside his ass, and spins on the dance floor to create one giant web. This audacious act is made more meaningful because the film was shot at the height of the military regime under the dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

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