Oscilloscope Pictures
Directed by Sean Ellis
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
(Netflix)
A poor farming family moves to the big city of Manila in search of a better life. Instead, they are taken advantage of by everyone they meet. Eventually the husband gets a job as an armored car driver while his wife works in a demeaning girlie bar. He gets dragged into a plot to rob the company by his corrupt boss, leading to tragedy. An exceptional drama of a deeply conflicted man who struggles to reconcile a morality rooted in his religious beliefs with the need to take care of his family. There is an almost overwhelming sense of despair, but ultimately release in an ending that finds hope amidst the bleakness.
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