Underplayed Gems

Ways of the Sea (2010)

Ways of the Sea poster
Original title
Halaw
Directed by
Sheron Dayoc
Genre
Drama
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 18m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film follows several people trying to cross the sea from the Philippines to Malaysia illegally. A smuggler, two brothers searching for their mother, and a veteran prostitute all risk everything for work and a better life.

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What happens

Ways of the Sea (Halaw) è un film del 2010 diretto da Sheron Dayoc. Vari personaggi che cercano di attraversare clandestinamente il braccio di mare che separa le Filippine dalla più ricca Malaysia compongono un quadro molto realistico, quasi documentario, della popolazione che ogni giorno rischia tutto nella speranza di trovare un lavoro. Emigrare sembra essere l'unica via di salvezza. Tra i passeggeri della barca troviamo Hernand, lo scafista, con sua "nipote" che in realtà è una giovane vergine da avviare al mestiere; due fratelli che vogliono ritrovare la madre; Mercedes, una prostituta veterana che ha già fatto il viaggio varie volte. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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