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Movies

Call Me Papi
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After getting busted for having an affair with a married woman, Sonny, a gym instructor, crashes in with his friend Lito along with three other working guys: Ben, Mario, and Roy. They all share an apartment in Manila to make ends meet as Mario and Lito both work as call center agents, Ben as a restaurant waiter, and Roy as a bartender. Sonny’s supposed brief stay will reveal long kept secrets among the roommates, and will test their friendship. Will their responsibilities as men outweigh the joy they get from their relationships with each other and the women in their lives?
Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo
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A young neighbourhood underdog or a “patalo” who assembles an unlikely team of losers to join her in the ultimate battle for the streets: patintero.
The Dance of Two Left Feet
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An unconventional love triangle that springs from a college student’s infatuation with his much older dance teacher. Wanting her attention, he asked the class beadle for dance training. Little did he know that he is in love with him.
Happyland
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It’s not easy for ambition to survive in a place like Tondo, one of the poorest and roughest slums of Manila. But thirteen-year-old Chrisval de Castro, who has lived in Tondo all his life, isn’t afraid to dream big. Almost every day, the first year high school student and part-time padyak boy can be spotted practicing football on the streets outside his house. He dreams of playing football for the Philippine national team one day.