Alagwa (2012)

Directed by

Ian Loreños

Genre

drama film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

PG

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father searches for his son after the boy disappears in a busy city. The film follows his desperate hunt through the underground world of human trafficking.

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What happens

Alagwa (English: Breakaway) is a 2012 Filipino drama horror film written and directed by Ian Loreños. The film stars Jericho Rosales, a father struggling to search his son after disappearing in the city. The film is inspired by a popular urban legend about a child's disappearance in Chinatown Manila. The film uncovers the dark facets of the underground business of human trafficking in the Philippines. The film had its world premiere at the 17th Busan International Film Festival in 2012, and have its limited screening in the Philippines during the CinemaOne Originals Film Festival 2012, last December. The film was released commercially by Star Cinema this October 9, 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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