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Lukas the Strange

2013 · 85 min

A dreamy, unhurried drift through a boy's strange hometown, mixing everyday life with quiet folklore and a lingering sense of loss.

Directed by
John Torres
Genres
Drama
Starring
Cheeno Dalog Ladera, Edilberto Marcelino
Overview
A small town in the Philippines is turned upside down by the arrival of a film crew that has everyone excited. Meanwhile, 13-year-old Lukas finds his own world overturned when he is told that his father is a tikbalang (half horse, half man). His father’s disappearance leaves Lukas to try to unravel the mystery of his own heritage and his own nature.

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Directed by
John Torres
Genres
Drama
Starring
Cheeno Dalog Ladera, Edilberto Marcelino
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
  • mystery
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
John Torres
Written by
Sherad Anthony Sanchez, John Torres, Dodo Dayao
Starring
Cheeno Dalog Ladera, Edilberto Marcelino
Cinematography
Albert Banzon
Runtime
85 min
Country
Philippines

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