A Filipino movie based on the television series Esperanza, opens up where the TV finale left off.
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Esperanza Estrera
Juan Salgado
Isabel Salgado
Raul
Danilo
Brian
Mayor Joaquin Montejo
Luis
Sandra Salgado
Consuelo
Ester
Cecille Montejo
Cynthia Salazar
Jaime
Noel
Selya Estrera
Anton
Kuala
Donna
Junjun Estrera
Andrea Estrera
Ramona
Elena
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Four interconnected stories during the height of the Martial Law crackdown against rebels. The palpable aura of fear leaves Filipinos in a state of paralysis, unable or unwilling to move until the dark cloud of history passes over.
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Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.
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With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
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