Closer to Home (1995)
2h 5m
Running Time
October 12, 1995Release Date
Plot.
Closer to Home weaves a universal, haunting tale of two people inexorably drawn together for vastly different reasons. Dalisay struggles to journey from the Philippine countryside to New York City to marry Dean, a disillusioned ex-merchant marine. She's hoping to buy a cure for her dying sister and, ultimately, a future for her debt-ridden family, while he hopes to escape his disintegrating American family through love and a family of his own. A powerful, controversial film that quietly builds to a shattering collision of aspirations and cultures.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Woody A. Arizala
Bayani
John Michael Bolger
Dean
Elizabeth Bracco
Alma
Ralph Buckley
Nick
Danny Campbell
Steve
Angie Castrence
Tess
Connie Chua
Lucing
Vic Diaz
Gruta
Joonee Gamboa
Magno
Jane Gabbert
Jan
Joseph Nobile
Director / Writer
Ruben Arthur Nicdao
Writer
Ryan Cayabyab
Composer
Irek Hartowicz
Cinematographer
Janice Keuhnelian
Editor
James Y. Kwei
Editor
Details.
This Movie Is About.
philippines
mail order bride
family
filipino american
filipino-american marriage
overseas foreign workers
mail order wife
pinay
Wiki.
Closer to Home, also known by the working title Looking for America, is a 1995 American independent drama film directed by Joseph Nobile. It was screened in thirty international film festivals including the 41st Valladolid International Film Festival and the 31st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
It follows the story of Dalisay, a poor provincial girl who struggles to journey from the Philippine countryside to New York City to marry Dean, a disillusioned American ex-merchant marine. She's hoping to buy a cure for her dying sister and ultimately a future for her debt-ridden family, while he hopes to escape his disintegrating American family through love and a family of his own.