Raya MartinCast
Sid Lucero Tetchie Agbayani Alessandra De Rossi Mika Aguilos Bodjie Pascua Lui Manansala
Credits
Written by: Ramon Sarmiento
Plot
Mimicking the style of early cinema, a mother and her son flee to the jungle during the American colonization of the Philippines in 1900, in a stylized film shot on studio sets.
Sinekatalog’s take
A beautiful and strange tribute to early cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (256 votes)
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