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The Wailing
Why this pick
Its rural dread, accumulating uncertainty, and spiritually charged horror echo Motel Acacia’s oppressive sense that violence is embedded in a place and its power structures.
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MOVIE2019 1h 27m PHL
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In the cold west, Motel Acacia is tasked with exterminating immigrants by the government through a BED, haunted with the spirit of a Filipino tree demon, that eats men and impregnates women. A young Filipino man, JC, is groomed by his tyrannical caucasian Father to take over the business.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
JC Santos
JC
Jan Bijvoet
Father
Agot Isidro
Angeli
Nicholas Saputra
Don
Bront Palarae
Bront
Vithaya Pansringarm
Sami
Talia Zucker
Cathy
Will Jaymes
James