Off World
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Mateo Guez
Irma Adlawan
Marco Morales
Marc Abaya
Francois Dagenais
Mateo Guez
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Lucky, a young Toronto man adopted from the Philippines at an early age, returns to Smokey Mountain, a notorious Manila slum. The place is aptly named for the methane gasses that continuously leak from a 12-story pile of garbage. In order to survive there, people scavenge for recyclables to make a few pesos and scour the garbage for food. Lucky is a shell of a man, hoping to discover his true identity by finding his brother who was left behind. His only connection to this world is a woman named Julia who introduces Lucky to his long lost sibling, Mamacita, a gay hustler who turns tricks for a living. Keeping his familial relationship a secret, Lucky stays with his brother while wandering through the squalor of Smokey Mountain. But at his lowest, Lucky discovers love--with Julia and for Mamacita--after revealing his true self.
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Mateo Guez
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Released in United States 2010
Released in United States 2010
