Metro Manila (film)

Metro Manila
A silhouette of Oscar, in his security guard's uniform, with the face of his wife, Mai, and the skyline of Metro Manila behind him. The film's title "Metro Manila" and its tagline "Desperate men take desperate measures" are also shown.
Directed bySean Ellis
Written bySean Ellis
Frank E. Flowers
Produced byMathilde Charpentier
Sean Ellis
StarringJake Macapagal
Althea Vega
John Arcilla
CinematographySean Ellis
Edited byRichard Mettler
Music byRobin Foster
Production
company
Chocolate Frog Films
Distributed byIndependent Entertainment
Release dates
  • 20 January 2013 (2013-01-20) (Sundance)
  • 20 September 2013 (2013-09-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesFilipino
English

Metro Manila is a 2013 British crime drama film directed by Sean Ellis, set in the Philippines and with dialogue mainly in Tagalog. Ellis also co-produced and co-wrote the film.[1] The film was selected as the British entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[2] but was not nominated.

  1. ^ "RSA Films". RSA Films. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
  2. ^ Kemp, Stuart (19 September 2013). "Oscars: U.K. Picks 'Metro Manila' as Foreign Language Nomination". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 September 2013.