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Bar Boys: After School

2025 · 126 min

A poignant, slow-building drama that makes you feel the quiet weight of ambition and friendship over a decade.

Directed by
Kip Oebanda
Genres
Drama
Starring
Carlo Aquino, Rocco Nacino, Enzo Pineda
Overview
Set ten years after the events of the first film, the story explores the impact of time on institutions, relationships, and individuals, delivering a poignant yet inspiring tale about the invisible costs of pursuing one's dreams.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Kip Oebanda
Genres
Drama
Starring
Carlo Aquino, Rocco Nacino, Enzo Pineda
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • work
  • identity
  • morality
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Kip Oebanda
Written by
Carlo Enciso Catu, Kip Oebanda, Zig Madamba Dulay
Starring
Carlo Aquino, Rocco Nacino, Enzo Pineda, Kean Cipriano, Odette Khan, Will Ashley, Klarisse de Guzman, Sassa Gurl
Cinematography
Albert Banzon
Runtime
126 min
Country
Philippines
Languages
English, Tagalog

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