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Filipiñana

Synopsis

A golf club’s newly appointed ‘tee-girl’ feels strangely drawn to Dr. Palanca, the president of the country club where she works. But as she starts to piece together a more violent picture of what lies behind the country club’s pristine facade, she comes to realize that what began as an innocent infatuation with Dr. Palanca is rooted in a more sinister, shared history.
Feature version of Rafael Manuel's Berlinale 2020 Silver Bear-winning short film FILIPIÑANA.

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Features
Director: Rafael Manuel 1st Feature
Producer: Bianca Balbuena, Jeremy Chua, Bradley Liew, Alex Polunin
Screenwriter: Rafael Manuel
Director of Photography: Xenia Patricia
Principal cast: Jorrybell Agoto, Anna Buquid

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Supported by Film4

Pōtocol (SG), Epicmedia Productions (PH), Ossian International (UK)

Sales Company

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