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Live Show

2001 · 110 min

A grim, unflinching plunge into desperation, watching it feels like bearing witness to lives stripped bare by poverty and exploitation.

Overview
The story revolves around the sad plight of the live sex performers Rolly, Gigi, Rosita, Sandra, and Vio and what drives them to do the inexplicable.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • survival
  • class
  • isolation
  • grief
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jose Javier Reyes
Written by
Jose Javier Reyes
Starring
Klaudia Koronel, Hazel Espinosa, Ana Capri, Daria Ramirez, Marcus Madrigal, Simon Ibarra, Nikka Valencia, Oliver Hartmann
Cinematography
Eduardo Jacinto
Runtime
110 min
Country
Philippines
Languages
English, Tagalog

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