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Chased by police, bike thief Isaac asks his boss for help but gets the cold shoulder. He then plans vengeance against the boss... Payback depicts a man caught in a slum's crime ring.
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Saima, is the mother of a cancer-stricken kid and the wife of a medic deployed in a conflict of aggression in southern Philippines.
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Abused and battered wife, Joy, stands up for justice against her alcoholic husband, Dante, in a turmoil process of the justice system.
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Two sex workers, a seventeen-year old boy, Gino, and a young mother, Marie, are hired to do a pornographic film. The day before All Saints’ Day, the two travels to a far-flung travel for the shooting. During the shooting, they are made to do acts which have not been agreed upon. Feeling trapped and isolated, the two will be pushed to their limits, to the edge of their dignity. It is a morality tale set in an act judged by society as immoral. It posits the question: When you take away one’s respect and dignity, however, insignificant it may be to us, what is then left of that person?
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Portrait of a marginalised group of people living illegally in a cemetery in the Philippines, through the life of a couple with a sick child.
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The story delves into what is supposed to be a victorious day for Boy whose first born — Jemjem, graduated from elementary with honors. Throughout the story, bits and pieces of fighting against oppression of losing his main livelihood as a vendor, of fighting for his winnings in a bet to game fowls, fighting for his honor as a family man, and eventually fighting for his own life against fate will be revealed.
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Em Manila, cidade que é a capital da República das Filipinas, vivem Rosa, Nestor e seus três filhos. Eles possuem uma pequena mercearia, um negócio familiar no qual trabalham. No entanto, a aparentemente calma rotina da família e do estabelecimento comercial é apenas uma fachada para que Rosa e Nestor possam vender metanfetamina. Certa noite, a polícia chega no local com o objetivo de acabar com a operação criminosa e prender Rosa e Nestor.
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A fifty-four-year old single mother lives in Manila. Each night she leaves home to carry out an unusual job.
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In an old house replete with images of Catholic icons and symbols, a young lady struggles with the demented religious fanaticism of her mother, who it seems cannot differentiate between pious fervour and demonic possession for both exist simultaneously in her being.
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Após a passagem do tufão Haiyan, o maior conhecido até à data que devastou a cidade de Tacloban, nas Filipinas, a vida de Bebeth, Larry e Erwin irá cruzar-se. Bebeth está à procura de três dos seus filhos, e tenta identifica-los através da análise ao ADN dos corpos enterrados em valas comuns. Larry, que perdeu a esposa, encontra consolo ao aderir a um grupo de católicos devotos que carregam a cruz por toda a cidade. Erwin, com o seu irmão mais velho, procura esconder da sua irmã mais nova a morte dos pais. Como se a perda da sua família não bastasse, uma série de acontecimentos continuará a por à prova a sua resistência, tal como a das restantes pessoas, que aguardam o momento em que poderão secar as lágrimas que fluem, lentamente.
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"Balut Country" follows the journey of Jun, an heir to the duck farm left to him by his late father. He must decide whether to sell the property to secure his future, or spare the land's loyal caretakers of inevitable displacement.
