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Desperate men take desperate measures. - Metro Manila
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Title: Metro Manila

Release Date: 17 Jul 2013

Runtime: 2h

Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Action

Director: Chocolate Frog Films

Production Companies: Chocolate Frog Films

Overview: Looking for a brighter future in metropolitan Manila, Oscar Ramirez and his family leave their miserable life in the rice terraces of Banaue, in the northern Philippines. In the sweltering capital, where all kind of perils lurk in every corner, Oscar catches a lucky break when he is offered a steady work for an armored truck company and the senior officer Ong takes him under his wing.

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Average Vote: 7.284 (153 votes)

Cast

  • Oscar Ramirez: Jake Macapagal
  • Mai Ramirez: Althea Vega
  • Douglas Ong: John Arcilla
  • Dora Ong: Ana Abad Santos
  • Charlie: Mailes Kanapi
  • Buddha: Moises Magisa
  • Angel Ramirez: Erin Panlilio
  • Alfred Santos: J. M. Rodriguez
  • Baby Ramirez: Iasha Aceio
  • JJ: Reuben Uy
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