METRO MANILA IS SCENE CLUB’S FIRST OFFERING OF 2014

METRO MANILA is a British-Filipino independent film written, produced, directed and shot by Academy Award and Bafta-nominated British director Sean Ellis. It was entirely shot on location in the Philippines with Filipino cast and crew member.

The film received the Audience Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and several other prizes, including Best Film and Best Director at the 2013 British Independent Film Awards and the Hamburg Film Critic Award for Best Film at the 2013 Filmfest Hamburg.

Synopsis: Oscar Ramirez and his family leave the mountains of the northern Philippines and move to Manila in the hope of a better life. Ideal prey in this ruthless city, Oscar unwittingly becomes embroiled in the murky criminal underworld inhabited by his new boss and is caught between wanting to do the right thing and needing to protect his family.
 
Lead actor Jake Macapagal (Oscar Ramirez) will be attending the screening on January 15th at Dubai Knowledge Village Conference Centre for Q&As.