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Tarima

2010 · 110 min

A quiet, sombre romance that unfolds slowly, weighing faith against forbidden desire with tender restraint and a heavy heart.

Directed by
Neal 'Buboy' Tan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Fanny Serrano, Rocky Salumbides, Gloria Romero
Overview
An unconventional love story between a man who lost his passion and a weather-beaten homosexual torn between his forbidden love and his devotion to his God set off inside a makeshift lovenest called "Tarima"

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Directed by
Neal 'Buboy' Tan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Fanny Serrano, Rocky Salumbides, Gloria Romero
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • love
  • faith
  • identity
  • isolation
  • guilt
Places
  • prison
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Neal 'Buboy' Tan
Starring
Fanny Serrano, Rocky Salumbides, Gloria Romero, Gina Alajar
Runtime
110 min
Country
Philippines

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