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Billie & Emma

2019 · 107 min

A tender, earnest coming-of-age romance that feels like a warm, bittersweet memory of first love and difficult choices.

Directed by: Samantha Lee
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Zar Donato, Gabby Padilla, Beauty Gonzalez

Tagline: If I am gay, then God is gay!
Overview: Billie, a teenage rock star, moves to the province and meets Emma, a model and almost the perfect example of a good daughter. Together, they go through the experience of first love.

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Directed by: Samantha Lee
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Zar Donato, Gabby Padilla, Beauty Gonzalez

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
love
faith
family
Places: small town
school
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Samantha Lee
Written by: Samantha Lee
Starring: Zar Donato, Gabby Padilla, Beauty Gonzalez, Cielo Aquino, Ryle Paolo Santiago, Deo Francisco, Haley Dizon, Dolly de Leon
Cinematography: Mycko David
Runtime: 107 min
Country: Philippines
Languages: Tagalog

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