Underplayed Gems

Women of the Weeping River (2016)

Women of the Weeping River poster
Directed by
Sheron Dayoc
Genre
drama film
Country
Philippines
Runtime
2h 26m
Rated
R-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman returns to her hometown in the southern Philippines after a death. She becomes entangled with a family caught in a cycle of revenge and must decide whether to continue the violence or break it.

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What happens

Women of the Weeping River is a 2016 drama film directed by Sheron Dayoc. It is set in Jolo, Sulu, with an ensemble cast of non-actors from the Western Mindanao region. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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