Metro Manila
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Metro Manila
[ Madman / DVD ]
Release Date: Thursday 9 July 2015
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A poetic, searngly realistic drama/heist movie from Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker, Sean Ellis (CASHBACK).
Seeking a better life for himself and his family, Oscar Ramirez decides to move from the poverty stricken rice fields of the northern Philippine mountain ranges and head to the capital, Metro Manila. Whilst there, he falls foul of various city inhabitants whose manipulative ways are a daily part of their ongoing survival. Oscar manages to land a job as a driver for an armoured truck company and is befriended by his senior officer, Douglas Ong. Before long, it becomes apparent that Ong has been planning for the arrival of someone like Oscar for some time.
'A moving morality tale set in a world rarely seen in western cinema, Metro Manila is an underdog drama that feels as authentic as it is original."
- Total Film ****
"...a thoughtful drama/heist movie... that not only captures a beautiful fly-on-the-wall view of the capital's desperate underside, but also delivers some superb twists and turns as the central crime story starts to reveal itself."
- The Guardian ****
"...a fascinating juxtaposition of familiar story beats and unfamiliar backdrop."
- Total Film ****
"Ellis slowly introduces sly elements of the crime thriller that will bring the proceedings to a completely unexpected climax."
- The Guardian ****
"...when Metro Manila pays off, it pays off big."
- Total Film ****
"Metro Manila isn't as brutal as The Raid... but it is poetic, honest and at times almost upsettingly real."
- The Guardian ****
