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Miss Pinoy

63 min

A quiet, sobering watch that follows hopeful people toward a slow, painful disillusionment, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by
Bona Fajardo
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Judy Ann Santos, Nonie Buencamino, Glaiza de Castro
Overview
A fiction inspired by a true story of a group of Overseas Filipino Workers who looked for a good investment in preparation for their eventual return to the Philippines but turned out to become victims of million dollar fraud.

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Directed by
Bona Fajardo
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Judy Ann Santos, Nonie Buencamino, Glaiza de Castro
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • class
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Bona Fajardo
Written by
Lyn Fajardo, Romualdo Fajardo
Starring
Judy Ann Santos, Nonie Buencamino, Glaiza de Castro, Jaime Fabregas, Beth Tamayo, Ronnie Lazaro, Ces Quesada, Roence Santos
Runtime
63 min
Country
Philippines

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