Metro Manila (2013)
Directed by Sean Ellis
this film stars Jake Macapagal, Althea Vega and John Arcilla. A poor
Filipino farmer moves to the capital with his young family in the
hopes of getting a job to make some money.
Despite a some what
slow start this tale of poverty and exploitation gradually transforms
into a thriller with hints of Training Day (2001). I really enjoyed
the plot which explores a story that is somewhat universal, people
leaving rural communities and being exploited in the anonymous urban
sprawls. The direction is good as is the acting but never really goes
above and beyond genre standards.
4/5
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