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Let's do a quick look at the funniest and most dramatic #hugot lines from these movie finalists from the recent CineFilipino Film Fest 2016
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Ned's Project
Lemuel Lorca's "Ned's Project," an entry to this year's CineFilipino Film Festival, Bayani plays the role of a butch lesbian Henedina "Ned" De Asis, who has harbored a desire to have a baby. – Inquirer.net
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Ang Taba Ko Kasi
A fat girl (played by Cai Cortez) is torn between her hot swimming instructor, who motivates her to lose weight, and an equally fat friend, who wants her to accept her appearance. – cinepapaya
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Straight To The Heart
Straight To The Heart is a light-hearted dramedy about a gay guy (Carl Guevarra) whose life turned upside down when he gets into a coma, and wakes up a straight man.
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Star Na Si Van Damme Stallone
The life story of a kid diagnosed with Down syndrome. He dreams of being an artista; his family has to make ends (and dreams) meet. -Movies Philippines
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Ang Tulay ng San Sebastian
Bong (Joem Bascon) and Francis (Sandino Martin) realize that the San Sebastian Bridge is haunted after seeing a white lady, a floating coffin and even a chilling reenactment of a massacre of passengers of a commercial bus line. -Inquirer.net
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1st Sem
Maru Marasigan, a sixteen-year old incoming freshman from the province, leaves his hometown to study in one of the prestigious universities in Manila. He is accompanied by his mother Precy as he goes to his dormitory in Manila.
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Sakaling Hindi Makarating
Cielo is devastated when her boyfriend of 11 years, Mark, breaks off their engagement two months before their wedding. When a series of hand-illustrated postcards are delivered to her, she goes on a journey across the Philippines in search of the anonymous writer.
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Buhay Habangbuhay
When a happily married housewife, Sandy (Iza Calzado), accidentally dies, she decides to wait for her husband, Joel (Jake Macapagal), to die so they can move on together in the afterlife. While waiting, Sandy adjusts to her new ghostly life, as she playfully haunts her husband, befriends an older Anito Spirit (Ricci Chan), and discovers her ghostly abilities.
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A Lotto Like Love
On the far side of being ambitious is Kayela (Carla Baful), a go-getter woman whose goal in life is to be rich. She's the kind of dreamer who has started acting rich even before being one. On the other end of the spectrum is Itot (Martin Escudero), a handsome and hard-working cab driver who just wants to provide for his disabled mother and teenage brother's everyday needs.
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We Will Never Play In Manila Again
Four British boys. A dictator's wife. An event 50 years ago that will forever put the Philippines in the annals of rock music history… We will Never Play In Manila Again.
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Ang Mga Hugot ni Ella Feelingera
A story of a girl who's just simply "feelingera" that her bestfriend likes her. Could it be just a feeling or for real?
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MIDLIFE!
Hannah Espia's MIDLIFE, a TV series pilot episode for CineFilipino Film Festival 2016. Starring Jim Paredes, Boboy Garovillo, Ronnie Henares, Joaquin Valdes, Maxine Eigenmann, Rolando Inocencio, Cocoy del Valle and Havy Bagatsing.
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