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Esoterica: Manila(2014)
Status: Released
Date: 2014-11-09
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Time: 1h 39m
Overview:
Drawing from his personal adventures, film director, Elwood Perez veers away from standard-issue plot conventions in this paradoxically moral tale of a young man en route to becoming a creative artist.
Languages: Mandarin, Tagalog, Spanish, English.
Countries:
Philippines
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Movie: Esoterica: Manila
Top 10 Billed Cast
Boots Anson-Roa
Raul
Vince Tañada
Snooky Serna
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