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Hubog

2001 · 100 min

A grim, slow-burning immersion into poverty and violence, carried by raw performances and a heavy sense of dread.

Directed by
Joel Lamangan
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Assunta de Rossi, Alessandra de Rossi, Jay Manalo
Overview
A poor Filipino woman (Assunta de Rossi) tries to take care of her mentally handicapped sister amid the poverty and violence of the shantytown in which they live.

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Directed by
Joel Lamangan
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Assunta de Rossi, Alessandra de Rossi, Jay Manalo
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • family
  • survival
  • violence
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Joel Lamangan
Written by
Roy Iglesias
Starring
Assunta de Rossi, Alessandra de Rossi, Jay Manalo, Wendell Ramos
Runtime
100 min
Country
Philippines
Languages
Tagalog

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