Metro Manila (2013)
- Directed by
- Sean Ellis
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 170 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A rice farmer moves his wife and young daughter from the countryside to Manila hoping for a better life. He finds work with an armored car company but soon discovers the job is far more dangerous than he expected.
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What happens
Metro Manila is a 2013 Filipino-language British crime drama film directed by Sean Ellis. Set in the Philippines, it focuses on a rice farmer relocating his family to the country's metropolitan capital in search of a better life. Ellis also co-produced and co-wrote the film. The film was selected as the British entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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