Lovi Poe wins Best Actress at the 10th International Film Festival Manhattan

Kapuso star Lovi Poe clinched the Best Actress award for indie film Latay (The Battered Husband) at the 10th International Film Festival Manhattan, the actress announced Thursday, December 3.

Lovi top-billed the movie alongside award-winning actor Allen Dizon who also bagged the Best Actor award.

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Latay (The Battered Husband) is a 2019 film that pictured the rarely discussed topic of male violence.

"Love making films especially films with themes that are hard to talk about, with characters that are rarely seen on screen.

"I have never portrayed the role of a violent wife to a battered husband. To say it was challenging is an understatement. I am fond of taking on off-beat roles and doing projects like this that raises awareness about domestic violence, particularly towards men, which isn't documented as much," she said.

Lovi then thanked its director Ralston Jover for trusting her with the role.

"Thank you to our director Ralston Jover for giving me your full trust in playing a very unconventional character opposite to Allen Dizon. He is a very talented and expressive actor and it is truly an honor to be sharing the screen with you," she added.

Prior to this, Latay also won the Gold Award for Feature Film at the second Wallachia International Film Festival (WIFF) in Romania in September.

It is written and directed by Ralston Jover and produced under movie outfit BG Productions International.

The film follows Nardo's story, who suffers domestic violence at the hands of his ill-tempered wife, Laura.