Steel is the Earth

Steel is the Earth 2013

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Carlito is getting married. But he doesn't dare tell his parents. He also takes advantage of the safety of the bartering rural community from which he commutes back and forth to work.

2013

The Story of Mabuti

The Story of Mabuti 2013

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Mabuti accidentally finds a stash of money that could bring an end to her family’s financial problems: is the solution that simple or is it loaded with complications?

2013

Diablo

Diablo 2012

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Every night, Nana Lusing lies on her bed sleepless because she sees a dark figure looming in her room. Who is this shadow? Is this the devil? Her late husband? A manifestation of her anxieties? Or simply a figment of her imagination?

2012

The Road to Kalimugtong

The Road to Kalimugtong 2005

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A brother and sister trek over mountains, cross rivers, and walk over a bridge between cliffs to and from school. After school, they take care of pigs and their ill grandfather in bed. At night they dine with their older brother and do homework. Looks like a simple life which has nothing to lose, but it has. When news arrives that the mine is collapsed where their older siblings have been working to support them, the family falls in danger of starvation. The repetition of daily life mixes with dramatic tension which gradually rushes to them.

2005

Balikbayan Box

Balikbayan Box 2007

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A story about three children struggling in a depressed neighborhood with their means of survival arriving from the package given to them by their parents who works abroad.

2007

Batang Trapo

Batang Trapo 2002

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A film about two sibling-streetchildren whose daily sustenance depends on selling rags and wiping windshields of passing motorcars on busy thoroughfares. In spite of being constantly exposed to traffic hazards and other hassles, the two managed to survive and maintain their playful spirit.

2002