Smaller and Smaller Circles (2017)

Directed by

Raya Martin

Genre

drama film, mystery film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

R18+

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two Jesuit priests who are also forensic investigators are drawn into a series of brutal murders in Manila. As they dig deeper into the crimes, they confront the hidden corruption and pain within their community.

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What happens

Smaller and Smaller Circles is a 2017 Philippine drama mystery horror film directed by Raya Martin from a screenplay by Ria Limjap and Moira Lang, based on the 2002 novel of the same name by F. H. Batacan. The film stars Nonie Buencamino and Sid Lucero as Jesuit priests and forensic investigators Gus Saenz and Jerome Lucero, Carla Humphries as journalist Joanna Bonifacio, with Gladys Reyes, Ricky Davao, Bembol Roco, TJ Trinidad, Christopher De Leon and Tessie Tomas in supporting roles. This is also the last film appearance of Joy Viado, who died of a heart attack in Diliman, Quezon City on September 10, 2016, at the age of 57. In 2020, TBA Studios uploaded on its official YouTube channel the entire film adaptation of Smaller and Smaller Circles with English subtitles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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