PG Boy had his first trip to Manila yesterday. Hehe.
We watched the British-Filipino indie film Metro Manila by Sean Ellis.
The film stars Jake Macapagal, Althea Vega and John Arcilla. The story is about a family who left the province of Banaue to look for a better life in Manila. Jake's character lands a job working for an armored truck company, where he met John's character. The two become partners but things take an unexpected turn as the friendship (or pseudo-friendship) deepened.
I thought the two-hour film might be a bit boring/dragging, but it was actually an enjoyable film. Even PG Boy said that it wasn't so bad.
Originally, we were planning to see The Purge and afterwards attend a guided tour at the Singapore Art Museum.
However, everything changed because of the weather.
So what was supposed to be a day in the city became a day in Tampines.
Metro Manila was selected as the British entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.
Hopefully this one gets the nomination. How exciting it would be if the entry from Sg, UK and The Philippines gets the Oscar nod.
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