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Dead Sure (1996)

Dead Sure poster
Original title
Segurista
Directed by
Tikoy Aguiluz
Genre
drama film
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A female insurance agent in the Philippines gets entangled with risky clients and dangerous schemes. Her job leads her into a world of deception and violence.

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What happens

Segurista (International title: Dead Sure) is a 1996 Philippine neo-noir drama film directed by Tikoy Aguiluz. The film was co-written by Aguiluz, Jose Lacaba, and Amado Lacuesta and stars Michelle Aldana as the title role. Segurista was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Singapore International Film Festival. In its home market, the MTRCB did not approve this motion picture for public viewing, "X-rated", but later approved it with cuts for Philippine theaters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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