Altar Boy

Altar Boy is a 2021 Canadian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Serville Poblete.^[1] The film stars Mark Bacolcol as Daniel Garcia, a Filipino Canadian teenager who is struggling to chart his own independent course in life against the wishes of his domineering, deeply religious mother Rose (Shai Barcia).^[2]

Altar Boy
Directed by	Serville Poblete
Written by	Mark Bacolcol
Produced by	Mark Bacolcol Serville Poblete
Starring	Mark Bacolcol Shai Barcia
Cinematography	David T. Nguyen
Edited by	Serville Poblete
Music by	Rob McLay Alfonso Viscido
Production company	New Radio Pictures
Distributed by	Mongrel Media
Release date	December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02) (Whistler)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English Filipino

The cast also includes Pablo S.J. Quiogue, Emily Beattie, Denzel Brooks, Blake Canning, Steve Kasan, Matt Maenpaa, Farah Baig, Dan Sanderson, Beverley Ellis, John Reyes, Kareen Tacderas, Leo Men, Sabina Moore, Marjillet Angeles, Andrew Ravindran and Cameron Stewart.

The film premiered in the Borsos Competition program at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival.^[3]