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Busong

2012 · 93 min

A slow, mythic journey through a shifting landscape, heavy with fate and quiet sorrow.

Directed by
Kanakan-Balintagos
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alessandra de Rossi, Clifford Bañagale, Chris Haywood
Overview
Punay was born with wounds on her feet so that she cannot step on the earth. Her brother, Angkarang, carries her through a hammock, as he searches the changing landscape of Palawan in hoping to find a healer who can cure Punay. Different people help him carry his sister along the way- a woman looking for her husband, a fisherman who lost his boat, and a young man who is searching for himself- and each one meets their fate.

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Directed by
Kanakan-Balintagos
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alessandra de Rossi, Clifford Bañagale, Chris Haywood
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • survival
  • isolation
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Henry Burgos
Starring
Alessandra de Rossi, Clifford Bañagale, Chris Haywood, Vince Magbanua
Music
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Cinematography
Louie Quirino
Runtime
93 min
Country
Philippines
Languages
Tagalog

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