This director is brave. He could have told this story about universal struggle everywhere. By choosing to take us to this new cine territiore we get a broader horizon of how we all are connected.
Great direction and cinematography
Any comparable film suggestions?
Try the Korean film The Yellow Sea.
shareI think that 7 Cajas (a movie from Paraguay) is on the same level.
shareI would be interested in answers too.
I love gritty South East Asia or East Asia movies about life.
I was going to mention the YELLOW SEA, but it was mentioned above.
There are alot of KOREAN films which are similar films although most are where the protagonist is a gangster or some youth.
I can also think of (along the lines of that "constant tension/fear of dying in guetto" feel)
- Tropa de elite 1 & 2
- The raid (amazing...)
- Judge Dredd (2013)
- Drug War (Chinese film. GREAT)
The Raid.
shareVietnamese "Cyclo"
shareTry Manila in the claws of light
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073363/reference
Two movies in the same genre I would recommend, both set in Manila, are:
Shackled by Lawrence Fajardo (https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/131832-posas?language=en) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2245764/)
Graceland by Ron Morales (http://www.thecinematheque.ca/graceland) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2131523/)
Thanks for all the recommendations. I'll check them all out starting with matthew5000's recommendations.
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This film is good but as a Filipino the script isn't realistic for me. Plot is believable but most of the time watching I can picture a more realistic discussion / script in my head.
I suggest you see "ON THE JOB".
It may not be about asia but I would recommend Cop Car. It is a movie that I think goes the same length as this one.