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Small Voices is a Philippin film of genre Drama directed by Gil M. Portes with Alessandra De Rossi
Small Voices (2003)
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Add to a movie listSmall Voices or Mga Munting Tinig is a 2002 Philippine drama film directed by Gil Portes and Adolfo Alix, Jr. The film set in a public school won 11 awards and was nominated for 11 other including Gawad Urian Awards. It is the only Filipino film to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Melinda (Alessandra de Rossi) is a new substitute teacher at the Malawig Elementary School, located in a poor remote barrio. A young university graduate, her family expects her to look for work abroad, but in her idealism she takes on a challenging job in the provincial public school, which lacks resources and has corrupt personnel. The heavy monsoon rains and the nearby NPAs also add to her difficulties.Actors
Alessandra De Rossi
(Melinda)
Dexter Doria
(Mrs. Pantalan)
Gina Alajar
(Chayong)
Amy Austria
(Luz)
Irma Adlawan
(Fe)
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