Breakaway (2012)
1h 28m
Running Time
December 1, 2012Release Date
Plot.
It’s all about emotion in this small but powerful drama about a father’s search for his missing son in the perilous backstreets of the Philippines
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Cast & Crew.
Jericho Rosales
Robert Lim
Bugoy Carino
Brian
Bugoy Cariño
Actor
Leo Martinez
Smokey Manaloto
Nanette Inventor
Jeremiah Rosales
Jamieson Lee
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 1, 2012
Original NameAlagwa
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Genres
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Wiki.
Alagwa (English: Breakaway) is a 2012 Filipino drama horror film written and directed by Ian Loreños. The film stars Jericho Rosales, a father struggling to search his son after disappearing in the city. The film is inspired by a popular urban legend about a child's disappearance in Chinatown Manila. The film uncovers the dark facets of the underground business of human trafficking in the Philippines.
The film had its world premiere at the 17th Busan International Film Festival in 2012, and have its limited screening in the Philippines during the CinemaOne Originals Film Festival 2012, last December. The film was released commercially by Star Cinema this October 9, 2013.