Woman of Breakwater (2003)

Original title

Babae sa Breakwater

Directed by

Mario O'Hara

Genre

drama film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

2h 04m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman struggles to survive in the slums of Manila. The film follows her and other impoverished people as they face the harsh realities of poverty and everyday life.

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What happens

Women of Breakwater, also known as Woman of Breakwater or Babae sa Breakwater in Tagalog is a 2003 Filipino drama film directed by Mario O'Hara and starring Katherine Luna. The film is a moving insight into the squalor and poverty of inner-city life in the Philippines. As a tragic tale, it covers a whole plethora of emotions surrounding the lives of some of the poorest people in Manila portrayed in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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