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Sep 20, 2013 · A Filipino family moves to Manila in search of a better life, but faces corruption and violence. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, and read reviews of this 2013 film by Sean Ellis.
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- Crime, Drama
- Sean Ellis
- 2013-09-20
Metro Manila is a 2013 British crime drama film directed by Sean Ellis, set in the Philippines and with dialogue mainly in Tagalog. 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 was not nominated.
Oscar flees from a life of poverty and moves with his family to Manila. They fall victim to the hardened locals until Oscar finds work with an armored car company.
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- John Arcilla
- Sean Ellis
- Drama, Mystery & Thriller
A crime thriller about a family's struggle in Manila, where they face corruption and violence. Oscar Ramirez works as an armored car driver, but soon realizes the dangers and motives of his job and life.
Aug 22, 2014 · Oscar, a recent emigrant to Manila, gets pulled into a harrowing world of corruption and violence when he takes a job as an armored car driver to support his family.
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- Sean Ellis
- TV-MA
Aug 18, 2014 · Review: Metro Manila. Director Sean Ellis hopes that the foreign setting will somehow automatically make the clichés feel fresh. A man moves to Manila, capital of the Philippines, looking for a better life, but encounters challenges along the way that test his moral limits.
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Metro Manila. This riveting crime thriller follows Oscar, a recent emigrant to Manila who gets pulled into a harrowing world of corruption and violence when he takes a job as an armored car driver to support his family (in Tagalog w/ English subtitles).
