Metro Manila

2013
16
1 Std. 55 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,6/10

9331

IHRE BEWERTUNG

trailer wiedergeben1:44

1 Video

16 Fotos

Crime Drama

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuThis riveting crime thriller follows Oscar, a recent emigrant to Manila who gets pulled into a harrowing world of corruption and violence when he takes a job as an armored car driver to supp... Alles lesenThis riveting crime thriller follows Oscar, a recent emigrant to Manila who gets pulled into a harrowing world of corruption and violence when he takes a job as an armored car driver to support his family (in Tagalog w/ English subtitles).This riveting crime thriller follows Oscar, a recent emigrant to Manila who gets pulled into a harrowing world of corruption and violence when he takes a job as an armored car driver to support his family (in Tagalog w/ English subtitles).

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,6/10

9331

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Nominiert für 1 BAFTA Award
- 9 Gewinne & 10 Nominierungen insgesamt

Videos1

Trailer 1:44

Metro Manila

Fotos16

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Metro Manila returned to 12 UK cinemas on 28th November 2013 for a one off screening to raise money for the victims of typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda that had hit the Philippines and killed close to 6000 people. 12 screens were donated by VUE cinemas and raised a total of £3540 for the DEC charity. Its British director, Sean Ellis said: "The people of the Philippines were tremendously supportive during the making of Metro Manila, and it's only right that we should now use the film to raise money to help the victims of this terrible disaster."

Patzer
The key for the security box is far too simple in design. There was no need to take an impression and use a rather unrealistic casting process: any strip of metal could have been quickly used to pick such a simple lock. One simply coats the strip with a film of wax, tries to turn it in the lock, and this immediately shows which parts have to be cut away. This technique was already old in the Victorian era, and is not hard to think up for oneself.

Verbindungen
Referenced in Anthropoid Press Conference (2015)

Soundtracks
Oscar and Mai Theme
Written by Robin Foster
Piano performed by Guy Farley
Recorded by Ronan Phelan
Assistant engineer Greg Marriott
Recorded at Sphere Studios London

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Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

A very realistic movie...

Oddly enough then I never got around to watch "Metro Manila" before 6 years after its release. And it turned out that I had actually been missing out on some of the more impressive piece of cinema to make it from the Philippines.

"Metro Manila" is a very realistic and in-your-face piece of action crime drama, with some pretty good character portrayals by the likes of Jake Macapagal (playing Oscar Ramirez) and veteran actor John Arcilla (playing Douglas Ong). It is the kind of movie that you quickly get immersed into the storyline and swept away by its quick pacing and director Sean Ellis's ability to keep the movie flowing and keeping it interesting.

"Metro Manila" has a great combination of action and drama, spiced up with a great character gallery. It is characters that come off as being very realistic and being characters that you can relate to on one or more levels.

The movie does have a major setback though, perhaps a flaw even, and that is that the storyline is very predictable, and I had the movie figured out not even halfway through, and it turned out pretty much as I had thought it would. Of course, I am not going to spoil it here and give the storyline and the 'twists' away. You should watch "Metro Manila" and experience that for yourself.

This movie also depicts a very gritty, albeit realistic image of the metropolis that is the capitol of The Philippines. And yeah, that city definitely has a thriving and ever-growing shady side to it.

I was genuinely entertained with "Metro Manila" from start to end. And even if you have an aversion towards non-English movies, then you really should take the time to sit down and watch the 2013 "Metro Manila" movie, because it is quite worth the effort.