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Overview
A documentary of a young couple and their two children living in a squatter settlement in the Philippine capital, Manila. Rather than just a report on poverty, this is a universal story of people experiencing everyday events with a mixture of humor, irritation, weariness, and courage. Cora and Celso make a living selling cigarettes at night outside a downtown hotel in defiance of City regulations. The film follows their lives over a three-month period, beginning with Cora's attempt to find a new room for the family after they have been evicted from their previous home. Later, Celso and Cora face a crisis in their own relationship aggravated by the stresses of their daily life.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 5, 1983
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- Tagalog
- Countries
- Australia
- Production
- Australian Film Commission,First Run Features,Ronin Films,Icarus Films,Canadian Filmmakers' Distribution Centre
- Director
- Gary Kildea
- Producer
- Gary Kildea
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- View on IMDb