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Baybayin

2012 · 152 min

A quiet, dreamlike drift through island folklore and desire, slow and hushed, asking patience as it lingers on faces and water.

Directed by: Kanakan-Balintagos
Genres: Drama
Starring: Assunta de Rossi, Adrian Sebastian, Alessandra de Rossi

Tagline: Love's language is silent.
Overview: A man gets involved with two mystic sisters who happened to save him from dying ashore.

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Directed by: Kanakan-Balintagos
Genres: Drama
Starring: Assunta de Rossi, Adrian Sebastian, Alessandra de Rossi

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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: love
identity
isolation
faith
fate
Places: sea
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	5
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Kanakan-Balintagos
Written by: Kanakan-Balintagos
Starring: Assunta de Rossi, Adrian Sebastian, Alessandra de Rossi, Ruby Moreno, Olivier Borten, Mon Confiado, Archie Adamos, Sue Prado
Cinematography: Louie Quirino
Runtime: 152 min
Country: Philippines
Languages: Tagalog

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