Summary
A mentally-challenged guy was put into trial after allegedly raping his teacher. And as Amanda, Julian, and Ronald try to mount a convincing defense, they discover soon that they're all connected in more ways than just the case.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 75
Audience score82%
IMDb6.7
Running time
2 h 10 min
Longer than most romances, +23 min on the typical 107
typical 107130Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 12 countries, rent or buy in 37 more
+2Released
2014
October 15, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
RomanceCrimeDramaLanguage
Filipino
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Philippines
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 17 more35 people
- John Lloyd CruzRonald
- Enrique GilMartin Bien
- Jessy MendiolaBessie Buenaventura
- Gretchen BarrettoAmanda Bien
- Vivian VelezLallie Lapiral
- Richard GomezJulian Bien
- Isay AlvarezAtty. Patricia Celis
- Benjamin AlvesPaco Sequia
Gee CanlasMegan
Mon ConfiadoBorta
Manuel ChuaSheriff
Joy ViadoDora
Nico AntonioPaco's Friend- HAHeidi ArimaCourtroom Clerk
- JCJennifer CatayongComedy Bar Performer
- CCCharmain CornejoMean Girl
- TCThirdy CorreaPaco's Friend
Vincent de JesusNaldo Jimenez- JDJessica DizonMiriam / Caloy
Angie FerroJudge Feliciana Nieves- RFRuby FloresDECS Auditor
Joe GrutaMang Pilo
Levi IgnacioBuryong- MLMikko LunaAljo
Directing · 1
- Chito S. Roño Director
Writing · 3
- Ricky Lee Writer
- Enrico C. Santos Story, Screenplay
- Kriz Gazmen Story, Screenplay
Production · 2
- Charo Santos Executive Producer
- Malou N. Santos Producer
Camera · 1
- Noel Teehankee Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Carlo Francisco Manatad Editor
Sound · 2
- Francis Concio Music
- Addis Tabong Sound Engineer
Art · 2
- Winston Acuyong Production Design
- Ariel Cambronero Art Direction
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