Filmmaker Jose Javier Reyes wants to impart the topic of accountability to the audience of his millennial-oriented movie, “Walwal,” in theaters by June 27. Jose Javier Reyes “Para sa mga bata, the importance is that you have to make decisions in your life and you have to stand by them,” said he. Describing “Walwal” as the updated version of his youth-oriented movie in 1995 entitled “Pare Ko,” it shows what friendship is like among the youth of today and even those with the "millennial" psyche. The script was written by Gerald Mark Foliente, one of Reyes' students from the College of St. Benilde. The “barkada” flick is about Dondi (Elmo Magalona), Intoy (Jerome Ponce), Marco (Kiko Estrada) and Bobby (Donny Pangilinan) who've been friends since high school. “Walwal” follows their lives as sophomores in college. “This is one movie na ang kwento hindi lahat happy ang ending. Some of them face consequences for the things that they did. And this movie shows how one of them really took responsibility for what he did,” Reyes explained. “Walwal”showcases how each character would take on their respective challenges in life. It is about how such trying times would test their friendship. “For the older generation, you remember the time when you were looking for yourself and friends were so important to help you find I yourself in your journey? So it’s both a nostalgic movie and at the same time an eye opener to people because I hope they can identify with the problems here,” added Reyes. So why did he choose “Walwal” as title despite it having a negative meaning? The cast of 'Walwal' For Reyes, every word has a positive and negative meaning. It all depends on how an individual interprets it. “Walwal for me means walang pakialam,” he replied. “It’s really when you have a good time when you let go because for a few hours you really want to forget your problems. But at the same time ‘walwal’ is getting people together, putting people together and bonding because they share a common experience.” He continued: “Is the word negative? It’s only negative if your perception of it is negative or you make it negative. Pwede ka namang ‘mag-walwal’ na masaya. Pwede kang ‘mag-walwal’ na destructive. In the same manner na pwede mong gawing bisyo ang walwal or maging diversion lang ang walwal,” Reyes pointed out. Also in the cast, as the lead actors’ love interests are Kisses Delavin (Ruby), Devon Seron (Trina), Jane de Leon (Carla) and Sofia Senoron (Shelby).