Philippines
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A rebellious young boy, living in 1960's Philippines, struggles against his mother's obsession with dressing up her sons as girls so that he may gain acceptance from the community and the affection of the prettiest girl in school.
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A robbery gone wrong, a small boy with a big personality, and two desperate thieves...
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Some people run away from their problems. She ran to fix them.
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Without dreams, human existence is meaningless. Pepito's dreams, however, are perhaps outside of his means. He yearns for life in the big city, but his mother, Rosa, is determined that Pepito, her only child, will carry on her legacy. Rosa is the only midwife in the whole district, and for years, the skills needed to deliver babies have been handed down from generation to generation. Pepito does not mind learning this talent, but as he grows older, he discovers that midwifery is traditionally reserved for women and begins to feel uncomfortable.
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Since the beginning of civilization, cities have always lured the rural poor to its environs with the seductive dream of a better life. More often than not, however, that dream is cruelly shattered. Nowhere is this type of tragedy more evident than in the Philippines, where countless young women are sent from poor villages into Manila to work as maids--or worse--for the well-to-do. Frightened and reluctant to leave home, young Elena is nevertheless forced by her father to become the housekeeper for a wealthy woman doctor and her husband, himself a refugee from the country.
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Award-winning Batad, is a fun, heartwarming and captivating story of a boy obsessed with owning a pair of everyday trekking boots. While his father fights to preserve the endangered rice terraces in the adjoining village, he labors in the city selling produce to support his family. Exposed to city life, the boy decides to escape his rural culture and win the heart of the girl he loves by proving he has the wherewithal to obtain a pair of trekking boots.