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Hello, Stranger: The Movie

2021 · 99 min

A gentle, earnest romance that unfolds slowly, mixing sweet moments with mild emotional confusion.

Directed by
Dwein Ruedas Baltazar
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Starring
Tony Labrusca, JC Alcantara, Vivoree Esclito
Overview
Xavier and Mico join a writing camp, where they get to know each other more. But with their friends and other people around them twist and turn them in different directions, will they be strangers no more or strangers again?

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Directed by
Dwein Ruedas Baltazar
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Starring
Tony Labrusca, JC Alcantara, Vivoree Esclito
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • sexuality
Places
  • school
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Dwein Ruedas Baltazar
Written by
Patrick John Valencia, Daniel Saniana
Starring
Tony Labrusca, JC Alcantara, Vivoree Esclito, Patrick Quiroz, Gillian Vicencio, Migs Almendras, Dionne Monsanto, Jin Macapagal
Runtime
99 min
Country
Philippines
Languages
English, Tagalog

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