Director: Benedict Mique
Lolo and the Kid, a 2024 Philippine drama directed by Benedict Mique, turns a small-time con artist and the boy he raised into an unlikely family unit built on shared survival.
What is Lolo and the Kid about?
The story centers on a hustler who makes a living running scams on the wealthy, with a child he has taken in serving as both partner and reason for everything he does. Their routine works because they trust each other completely, but the film introduces a turning point: a chance at a different, more stable kind of life that neither of them expected. Taking it would mean pulling apart a bond built over years of working every con together, forcing both of them to weigh loyalty against the pull of something safer.
Cast & crew
Euwenn Mikaell plays the boy at the center of the story opposite Joel Torre, with Juan Karlos Labajo, Iza Calzado, and Meryll Soriano rounding out a cast drawn from established Philippine film and television talent. Joem Bascon, Nico Antonio, and Markki Stroem appear in supporting roles that widen the world the two leads operate in.
Context & significance
Directed by Benedict Mique and released in 2024, Lolo and the Kid runs 97 minutes and belongs to a strand of Philippine cinema that pairs street-level drama with genuine warmth rather than sentimentality for its own sake. Its focus stays tight on the relationship between its two central characters, using the con-artist premise as a frame rather than the point of the story. That restraint gives the two lead performances room to carry scenes without leaning on plot twists to hold attention.
Where & how to watch
Lolo and the Kid streams on K-Time with a Persian dub, making it easy to follow in Farsi audio without relying on subtitles. The page is free to read on its own, and watching the film requires nothing more than a free K-Time account login, on a service built around the viewing habits of the Persian-speaking diaspora.