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The sense of poverty and helplessness is palpable and is emotionally staggering. This film is a look at how the poor and disenfranchised are constantly exploited and taken advantage of as well as what greed and desperation can lead to. Soon, he is asked to compromise his morals in the face of being able to provide for his family. The only job she can find is in a seedy dancing bar and he is lucky to find a job transporting valuables in an armored vehicle which is considered one of the most dangerous jobs as the city is rife with criminals. Oscar and his wife are devout and have tried honest labor farming. The performances (including our two leads) are lead mainly by native theater actors, the film is very cinematic but they bring a naturalistic presence and their talent on screen is apparent. Oscar Ramirez, played by Jake Macapagal, and his wife Mia, played by Althea Vega, both easily elicit our deepest sympathies. We are constantly trapped in enclosed spaces with Oscar which provides not only intimacy, but complicity in his actions. The film is shot beautifully with an over the shoulder documentary feel (thankfully not a shaky-cam) which brings you wholly into these characters lives and predicaments. There isn't a lot of action but there is always the sense of inevitable violence and danger awaiting our protagonist.Д«eyond writing and directing, Sean Ellis also handled the cinematography and operated the Steadicam. Metro Manila is a combination of a family drama, heist movie and crime thriller. In the Q&A Sean Ellis stated that this plot is a well-tread clichГѓВ© in the Philippines but here it seems fresh, as is the setting of Manila where we are privy to its desperate slums and seedy underbelly.

The promises of gainful employment and opportunity however aren't as easily realized and their morals and faith are put to the test. Set in the Philippines this is a story of a rural farmer, Oscar, who takes his wife and two children to Manila to find employment and a better life. This is UK writer/director Sean Ellis's third feature-length film. Metro Manila won the Audience award for best World Dramatic Competition film at Sundance 2013. Reviewed by Trentflix 8 / 10 Sundance 2013 World Dramatic Audience Winner The movie portrays how far a man can go for his family. Soon, though, the reality of his work's mortality rate and the murky motives of his new partner force Oscar to confront the perils he faces in his new job and life. Oscar Ramirez catches a lucky break when he's offered steady work for an armored truck company and gregarious senior officer Ong takes him under his wing. But the sweltering capital's bustling intensity quickly overwhelms them, and they fall prey to the rampant manipulations of its hardened locals.

Seeking a brighter future in megacity Manila, Oscar Ramirez and his family flee their impoverished life in the rice fields of the northern Philippines.

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