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XXX

2016

A quiet, reflective character study that lingers on disappointment and the cost of fleeting dreams.

Directed by: Allison Barretto
Genres: Drama
Starring: Alyssa Leong, Rasneet Kaur, Raffy Hdz

Overview: A seamstress turned beauty queen turned seamstress once more recounts her ascent and subsequent descent in the local beauty pageant scene.

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Directed by: Allison Barretto
Genres: Drama
Starring: Alyssa Leong, Rasneet Kaur, Raffy Hdz

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
class
ambition
grief
memory
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Details

Genres: drama
Directed by: Allison Barretto
Written by: Theo Catalo, Allison Barretto, John Rhys “Bob” Guariña
Starring: Alyssa Leong, Rasneet Kaur, Raffy Hdz
Country: Philippines
Languages: Tagalog

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