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Body Works

2026

A quiet, tender character study that lingers on the ache of needing someone when you can barely afford to need anything.

Directed by
Maki Makilan
Genres
Drama, Romance
Overview
A laid-off dishwasher finds survival in a paid romance until the relationship begins to demand more than a transaction.
How it feels
Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Class, love, survival, identity
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Maki Makilan
Genres
Drama, Romance
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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
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Maki Makilan
Written by
Maki Makilan
Starring
Leanne Mamonong, Missy Maramara
Country
Philippines

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