Maharot (Tagalog: Flirty) is a 2005 Philippine erotic romantic drama film directed by Cesar S.B. Abella. The film is about Cecil (Kuhdet Honasan) and her romantic entanglements with the brothers Venel (Clark Concepcion) and Bong (Dann De Dios), as well as the police officer James (Jon Romano).
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| Scene featuring Kuhdet Honasan as Cecil Screen Capture: El Niño Films / Cinemo / YouTube |
PLOT
Cecil is a fish vendor in the town of Bagac. Her husband is Bong, a fisherman. One day, Venel, a soldier and Bong's brother, returned from Mindanao and found Bong drinking with friends. Venel tells his brother that he has separated from his wife Tina and has asked for leave from the camp.
Cecil and Venel had once been lovers, but they parted ways when Venel was forced to marry Tina, the daughter of his commanding officer. In Venel's absence, Cecil and Bong grew close and eventually got married. However, Cecil later entered into a relationship with James, a police officer who is the son of Estela and brother of Neneng.
At Estela's eatery, Neneng works alongside Rey. One evening, Venel sees Rey and Neneng kissing by the shore, which stirs his emotions. When he returns home, he finds Cecil alone, and they end up kissing and making love.
The next day, Venel goes to Cecil's stall, but James arrives, seemingly wanting to meet Cecil again. Venel invites both Cecil and James to eat out, but James refuses. Alone with Cecil, Venel's idea of "eating out" turns out to be staying in a motel, where they sleep together once more and talk what transpired during their time apart.
Cecil and Venel saw Bong drinking at Estela's eatery with James, Primo, and Turo. Later, Bong and Cecil go home and make love, while Venel briefly drinks with James before leaving. Left behind with Neneng, Venel gives her unsolicited advice about relationships. That night, Venel and Cecil sleep together again while Bong is asleep. The following day, Venel picks Neneng up from school, and the two begin to fall for each other.
At a small store, James meets Patrick. They discover that Primo and Turo ran off with money from a drug deal and lost it gambling. At the eatery, Rey confronts Neneng after seeing Venel pick her up from school, leading to their breakup. Troubled and unable to sleep, Neneng goes to Venel's house and agrees to his invitation to "eat out."
Cecil meets James at a motel, intending to end their affair out of pity for Bong. James refuses, claiming he has fallen for her, and threatens Bong's life. In the next room, Venel and Neneng are together. James becomes furious upon learning of Venel's involvement with his sister, but before he can attack Venel, an unidentified gunman arrives and fatally shoots him.
Time passes and Venel has to go back to Mindanao to fulfill his duty. Aside from hoping for Cecil and Bong to have their own child, Venel promised to marry Neneng upon his return.
Eight months later, Venel comes back to Bagac. He has lost an arm in an encounter in Mindanao. With both Cecil and Neneng pregnant, the brothers agree to stand as godfathers to the children soon to be born.
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