Mercury Is Mine
2016·Comedy·1h 37m
7.1
★
Carmen, a middle-aged cook, is about to close down her eatery at the foot of Mt. Arayat when a white American teenage boy named Mercury approaches her and begs for work in exchange of nothing but shelter.
Directed by Jason Paul Laxamana
philippines
Trailer
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Cast
Pokwang
Vincent de Jesus
Maey Bautista
Liya Sarmiento
Uzziel Delamide
Kristof Garcia
Crew
Jason Paul Laxamana
Director
Jason Paul Laxamana
Screenplay
Vincent de Jesus
Original Music Composer
Topel Lee
Director of Photography
Popular Reviews
26 reviews
rkin
8.0★ · 05/13/26
Napaka grabe ba ng colonial mentality, sariling anak diring diri pero sa afam na bagets yehey?? Ang sad lang kasi this movie shows na us filipinos worship yung mga mapuputi. And ako lang ba nabobother sa buhok ni mercury?? Ang panget kase
Napaka grabe ba ng colonial mentality, sariling anak diring diri pero sa afam na bagets yehey?? Ang sad lang kasi this movie shows na us filipinos worship yung mga mapuputi. And ako lang ba nabobother sa buhok ni mercury?? Ang panget kase
chérie
8.0★ · 04/12/26
I just subscribed to Juanflix and I’m glad this was my first watch. I reallyy loved Marietta Subong’s performance and how the story was executed.
Mercury Is Mine is a social satire about how Filipinos often treat white people and foreigners differently. There’s this clear critique of how easily we give them preference or admiration sometimes to the point of exploitation or blind idealization. It shows how deeply this mindset is rooted in society, tied to colonial mentality and colorism that are still very present in everyday life.
The film also highlights the obsession with fair skin and mestiza beauty standards from whitening products to the idea that being mixed-race is seen as better or even a way out of poverty. It also touches on white privilege in showbiz and society where foreigners often get special treatment.
The line “It’s just how this country works” really stands out because it shows how normal all of this has become for people.
Overall, it’s a disturbing but honest film about colonial mentality, colorism, and social inequality in the Philippines.
Mercury Is Mine is a social satire about how Filipinos often treat white people and foreigners differently. There’s this clear critique of how easily we give them preference or admiration sometimes to the point of exploitation or blind idealization. It shows how deeply this mindset is rooted in society, tied to colonial mentality and colorism that are still very present in everyday life.
The film also highlights the obsession with fair skin and mestiza beauty standards from whitening products to the idea that being mixed-race is seen as better or even a way out of poverty. It also touches on white privilege in showbiz and society where foreigners often get special treatment.
The line “It’s just how this country works” really stands out because it shows how normal all of this has become for people.
Overall, it’s a disturbing but honest film about colonial mentality, colorism, and social inequality in the Philippines.
I just subscribed to Juanflix and I’m glad this was my first watch. I reallyy loved Marietta Subong’s performance and how the story was executed.
Mercury Is Mine is a social satire about how Filipinos often treat white people and foreigners differently. There’s this clear critique of how easily we give them preference or admiration sometimes to the point of exploitation or blind idealization. It shows how deeply this mindset is rooted in society, tied to colonial mentality and colorism that are still very present in everyday life.
The film also highlights the obsession with fair skin and mestiza beauty standards from whitening products to the idea that being mixed-race is seen as better or even a way out of poverty. It also touches on white privilege in showbiz and society where foreigners often get special treatment.
The line “It’s just how this country works” really stands out because it shows how normal all of this has become for people.
Overall, it’s a disturbing but honest film about colonial mentality, colorism, and social inequality in the Philippines.
Mercury Is Mine is a social satire about how Filipinos often treat white people and foreigners differently. There’s this clear critique of how easily we give them preference or admiration sometimes to the point of exploitation or blind idealization. It shows how deeply this mindset is rooted in society, tied to colonial mentality and colorism that are still very present in everyday life.
The film also highlights the obsession with fair skin and mestiza beauty standards from whitening products to the idea that being mixed-race is seen as better or even a way out of poverty. It also touches on white privilege in showbiz and society where foreigners often get special treatment.
The line “It’s just how this country works” really stands out because it shows how normal all of this has become for people.
Overall, it’s a disturbing but honest film about colonial mentality, colorism, and social inequality in the Philippines.
Miguel
6.0★ · 01/02/26
Philippines, the ironic country you are
Philippines, the ironic country you are
mae
6.0★ · 07/29/25
but fr where did he get the gold 😭
but fr where did he get the gold 😭
Buboy
8.0★ · 04/19/25
WTF DID I WATCH? UNCOMFORTABLE AND DISTURBING!!! wtf wtf wyf wtf I need to cleanse my brain.
WTF DID I WATCH? UNCOMFORTABLE AND DISTURBING!!! wtf wtf wyf wtf I need to cleanse my brain.