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Emir is a Philippin film of genre Drama directed by Chito S. Roño released in USA on 13 march 2011 with Frencheska Farr

Emir (2010)

Emir
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Released in USA 13 march 2011
Length 2h15
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Musical theatre,    Musical
Rating62% 3.1312153.1312153.1312153.1312153.131215

Emir is a 2010 Filipino drama-musical film by acclaimed Filipino director Chito S. Roño. The film revolves around a girl that becomes a domestic helper in a fictional oil-rich Arab nation of Yememeni.

Synopsis

Amelia, a girl from a poor Ilocano family, decides to go abroad and find her fortune and also help her family. She becomes a maid of a royal family in the Middle East, which is running out of time, for the wife of the Sheikh is giving birth to a child. The newborn child is a son named Ahmed, and the Sheikh's wife asks Amelia to take care of the baby, to which she agrees. Amelia grows fond of the baby, teaching him to speak Tagalog and play tumbang preso.

Actors

Frencheska Farr

(Amelia)Julia Clarete

(Angie)Jhong Hilario

(Boyong)Sid Lucero

(Victor)Bodjie Pascua

(Amelia's dad)
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