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

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)

Trailer

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