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Starfish

2026 · 20 min

A quiet, heavy homecoming where unspoken shame and loyalty press down on every conversation.

Overview
A returning son carries the weight of the city and the secrets of how he survived it back to a home suffocated by his father's blind loyalty.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Family, class, power, isolation
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Directed by
    John Clite Apolinar
    Written by
    Adelbert Abrigonda
    Starring
    VR Relosa, Nour Hooshmand, Floyd Tena, Jake Ulan, Dads Valencia
    Music
    Ralph Novero
    Cinematography
    Mark Francis Vicente
    Runtime
    20 min
    Country
    Philippines
    Languages
    Tagalog

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