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Debosyon (2013)

Debosyon poster
Directed by
Alvin Yapan
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman and a man deal with feelings of faith, desire, and commitment. Their relationship is shaped by religious devotion and personal longing in a rural Philippine setting.

contemplativeintimateemotionally chargedquietpersonaltenderreflective

What happens

Debosyon (transl. Devotion) is a 2013 Filipino film written and directed by Alvin Yapan, starring Mara Lopez and Paulo Avelino. The film was an official entry to the 9th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, where it was in competition in the New Breed category but lost to Hannah Espia's Transit. It was later featured at the ReelWorld Film Festival in Toronto, where it won Honorable Mention for Outstanding International Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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