Unless the Water is Safer than the Land (2018)
August 4, 2018Release Date
Unless the Water is Safer than the Land (2018)
August 4, 2018Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

Junyka Sigrid Santarin

Junyka Santarin
Actress

JM Salvado

Star Orjaliza

Juan Miguel Emmanuel Salvado
Actor

Jun Salvado Jr.

Romerico Jangad

Darril Ampongan

Haide Movero

Patricia Lasaten
Music

Mark Joseph Cosico
Cinematography

Sue Aspiras
Assistant Director

Aped Santos
Production Design

Jed Medrano
Line Producer

Icy Mariñas
Producer

Regina Aceron
Editor

Minda Ponce-Rodriguez
Executive Producer

Iar Arondaing
Screenplay / Director

Lucky Jay De Guzman
Production Manager

Cj Villa
Editor

Vian Serranila
Executive Producer

Arlene Sy
Executive Producer
Details.
Release DateAugust 4, 2018
Original NameMusmos na Sumibol sa Gubat ng Digma
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
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Wiki.
Unless the Water is Safer than the Land, whose Filipino language title, Musmos na Sumibol sa Gubat ng Digma actually literally means "A Child Who Sprung out of Forest of War", is a 2018 Philippine independent film directed by Iar Lionel Arondaing.
It was released on August 3, 2018, as part of the 14th (2018) Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Sound in the full-length feature film category.
In the film, an old man recounts the coming-of-age tale of a young Muslim girl named Eshal (Junyka Sigrid Santarin) who is forced to hide in the forest with her infant brother Affan to escape the violence of the inter-familial dispute (locally called "Rido") that has plagued her family. In the forest, he meets a boy named Farhan (JM Salvado) with whom she develops a friendship as they wait for adults to find them and bring them back to their families.
The English title of the film is taken from Somali-British poet Warsan Shire's poem "Home", which introduces the film.