Heto ang sabi nila sa movie ng "DUBAI"......


A Filipino welfare organisation has questioned a film set in Dubai, saying it gives a false impression of life here. The Filipino-language film ‘Dubai, The Movie’ tells the story of a delivery boy who lives in the city.

Despite the fact he would be lucky to earn dhs1,000 a month, the man lives in a palatial villa. “The movie hardly touches upon the difficulties and troubles of thousands of Filipino workers,” said Noel, who works for Migrante, a welfare organisation for Filipino expats in the UAE.

“I deal with so many such workers everyday and am really saddened when such opportunities are lost. How can this man live in such luxury?”

The movie, he says, could lead people to move to Dubai with unrealistic expectations. Many Filipinos spoken to by 7DAYS last night agreed. “It fails to say how difficult it is to find a job here,” said Janice Gatchalian.

“I had to struggle for two months before I found a small job. There are so many Filipinos who think they can come to Dubai and immediately find a job and live happily. But that is not reality,” she said.

Don Brandon said he had to borrow $2,000 to come to the UAE, and he worries the film will encourage others to build up similar debts. “I thought I could earn good money and repay all my debts,” he said.

“But I have been working as a sales assistant and until now I have not even succeeded in repaying half of what I had borrowed. “I presume only after working for two full years can I start saving something. These are the issues the movie had to portray,” said Don.

But Emilita, who had travelled from Fujeirah to see the movie, said she thought it was accurate. “It portrays Dubai positively. That is why we have come here and continue to live here,” she said.

From 7days News.........