Santa Mesa (2008)

5.0/10 82 min Drama

Overview

Following his mother's death, Hector arrives in Manila to live with his grandmother. Unable to speak Tagalog, Hector falls in with a street gang before a photographer takes him under his wing. Haunted by memories of his mother, Hector photographs an anonymous woman when suddenly, these seemingly disconnected lives collide.

Cast

Archie Adamos

Priest

Angel Caban

Social Service Officer

Angie Ferro

Lita

Jamie Tirelli

Jose

Melissa Leo

Maggie

Mara Lopez

Sel

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