Anywhere But Here
8.9
2016
0 hr 30 min
Drama
Below the 1000 steps to the peak of Minalungao, Carol chases her husband, Pido as they cross a river. As they go on the stairway, they chattered along until they rest in a ruined hut, bringing up their dream of a child. Shortly after, their conversation turns into an argument but still they continued. Reaching the peak, Carol rests in front of a glass cross and walks into a viewpoint along with Pido, as she decides to end her journey with him.
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- Cast：
- Olive Nieto , Lao Rodriguez
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Good story, Not enough for a whole film
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It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
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It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
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