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Night Light

2026 · 79 min

A quiet, heavy search through a shaken provincial town, steeped in dread and a father's mounting desperation.

Directed by: Jenn Romano
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ely Buendia, Esteban Mara, Sue Prado

Overview: Five days before the proclamation of Martial Law, the Colgante Bridge collapsed in Naga, forcing a father into a desperate search for his missing son.

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Directed by: Jenn Romano
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ely Buendia, Esteban Mara, Sue Prado

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
survival
politics
isolation
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jenn Romano
Written by: Ivan Villacorta Gentolizo, Jenn Romano
Starring: Ely Buendia, Esteban Mara, Sue Prado, Floyd Tena, Mildred Anne Estela, Frank Peñones, Ivan Gioceff Papa
Cinematography: Steven Evangelio
Runtime: 79 min
Country: Philippines
Languages: Tagalog

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