A Palanca-winning comedy about gay best friends for life John and Mark whose friendship is put to the test when one of them has a terminal illness and asks the other to help him stage his fake death, wake, and funeral as his dying wish. The result is a laughfest of "deadly" proportions.
A Palanca-winning comedy about gay best friends for life John and Mark whose friendship is put to the test when one of them has a terminal illness and asks the other to help him stage his fake death, wake, and funeral as his dying wish. The result is a laughfest of "deadly" proportions.
2017-12-25
8.2
Beshies for Life. And Death. And Beyond.
Shinji is an aspiring manga artist struggling to succeed in his career, and when he accidentally discovers an old drawing by his childhood friend Masaru, a magical journey begins that helps him discover a new inspiration for his art.revenge. The film unfolds a psychological analysis of a social environment characterized by hypocrisy and secrecy, skillfully playing with genre formulas of thrillers and ghost stories.
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An intelligence agent's murder bring upon a national investigation into a spy organisation called Korn.
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A look at the subculture of sex tourism in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that focuses on the motives and ideology of the clients who are part of it.
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A desperate mother's fight against drugs, death and desperation in the deprived town of Dagenham.
Gul Afrooz is engaged to her lover Firooz, despite this she is forced to marry an old warlord, a Khan.The Khan sends her to Iran as a drug courier for an opium ring. The ring is busted and she has to avoid the police and the revenge of the Khan (nomsheep)
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