Jumping Over Thorns
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Mary Anne Alforja
Sofia Nolasco
Ernie
Luksong Tinik
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Luksong Tinik shows how Beth Pineda, a loving single mother involved in illegal activities as courier for a fake passport syndicate, is dragged into a media frenzy. She gets caught between the truth, too much deadly information and the manipulative media. Like the game of luksong tinik (jumping over thorns), her situation becomes more dangerous as the leaps get higher.
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1999-06-23
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