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Metro Manila is a British film of genre Drama directed by Sean Ellis released in USA on 20 january 2013 with John Arcilla
Metro Manila (2013)
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Add to a movie listMetro Manila is 2013 British-Filipino independently produced crime drama film directed by Sean Ellis. Ellis also co-produced and co-wrote the film. The film was selected as the British entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Synopsis
Looking for a better life in Metro Manila, Oscar Ramirez and his family escape their impoverished lives among the rice fields north of the Philippines. Upon arriving, they fall victim to the manipulative ways of city hucksters. Oscar lands a job in an armored truck company. He befriends his senior officer, Ong, who takes Oscar under his wing.Actors
John Arcilla
(Douglas Ong)
Leon Miguel
(White Eye)
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