Empty By Design (2019)
- Original title
- Empty by Design
- Directed by
- Andrea A. Walter
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Philippines, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
Two people return to the Philippines after living abroad for a long time. They struggle to feel like they belong in what should be their home, and the film shows their sense of isolation and loneliness.
melancholicisolatedintrospectiveslow-burnlonelycontemplativepoignantalienated
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