Manila Is Full of Men Named Boy
An estranged son purchases a child who can drink and smoke to impress his father.
Andrew Stephen Lee
Director
Also Directed by Andrew Stephen Lee
Distant from the rest of the world, a reclusive gravedigger becomes intrigued by the arrival of a mysterious boy claiming to be the son of his past and only lover. While trying to force conversation, the two awkwardly become acquainted with each other through the bond of a woman. Meanwhile, in a few brief conversations with his estranged co-worker, the recluse discovers not only more about his relation to the people around him but himself.
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