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Metro Manila

2013, Movie, 2h

Looking for a brighter future in metropolitan Manila, Oscar Ramirez and his family leave their miserable life in the rice terraces of Banaue, in the northern Philippines. In the sweltering capital, where all kind of perils lurk in every corner, Oscar catches a lucky break when he is offered a steady work for an armored truck company and the senior officer Ong takes him under his wing.

Country: Philippines,United Kingdom

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Reviews

Critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

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...the movie is a catalogue of Nolanisms translated into Tagalog and executed on a tight budget.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Damon Wise

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Brit filmmaker Sean Ellis does terrific work balancing the disparate elements of his crime-laced drama.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Mark Kermode

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...there's a tenderness in the depiction of the central family which was notably lacking from Ellis's earlier work, and the nuts and bolts of the heist narrative are handled with slow-burn dexterity.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Steve Rose

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...a resourceful, distinctive film that builds to a satisfying crescendo.

Read full review at The Guardian

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Looking for a brighter future, Oscar Ramirez and his family leave their impoverished life in rural Philippines to start anew in the bustling city of Metro Manila. But as they navigate the city's dangerous streets, they quickly realize that the urban jungle is just as unforgiving as the rice fields they left behind. Oscar finds work as a security officer, but he soon discovers that his new job comes with a dangerous price tag. Caught in a web of corruption and deceit, Oscar must make a choice between his family's safety and his own integrity. Will he be able to protect his loved ones and maintain his moral compass, or will the city's darkness consume them all?

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