Project Detail

Metro Manila

Synopsis

Seeking a better life, Oscar Ramirez and his family decide to move from the poverty stricken rice fields of the Northern Philippine mountain ranges and journey towards the capital mega city of Metro Manila. Upon arriving in the big city, it isn't long before they fall foul to various city inhabitants whose manipulative ways are a daily part of city survival. Oscar lands a job as a driver for an armored truck company and is befriended by Ong, his senior officer. It soon becomes apparent that Ong has been waiting for the arrival of someone just like Oscar for some time. A few simple acts of kindness from Ong place Oscar in his debt; a debt that leads to blackmail as Ong forces Oscar to help him in a robbery of the company they both work for.

Details

Year: 2013
Type of film: Features
Running time: 110 mins
Director: Sean Ellis
Producer: Mathilde Charpentier
Executive Producer: Sean Ellis, Enrique Gonzalez, Celine Lopez
Editor: Richard Mettler
Screenwriter: Sean Ellis, Frank E. Flowers
Director of Photography: Sean Ellis
Production Designer: Ian Traifalgar
Sound: Sylvain Rety
Composer: Robin Foster
Principal cast: Jake Macapagal, Althea Vega, John Arcilla

Genre

Action

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Chocolate Frog Films

Unit 18 The Chocolate Studios
7 Shepherdess Place
London
N1 7LJ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7336 6006

Sales Company

Independent

32 Tavistock Street
London
WC2E 7PB
UK
Tel: +44 (0)7946 208 743
Fax: +44 (0)20 7240 9029

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