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By Raymund Ribay Gutierrez

Joy, Dante, and their daughter Angel live in Manila. One night, Dante comes home drunk, as usual, and hits his wife, as usual. But this is one time too many: Joy leaves, slamming the door before deciding to press charges. A protracted confrontation with the justice system ensues, mingled with prohibitively-expensive lawyers, incitement to withdraw the complaint, and a never-ending procedure. Raymund Ribay Gutierrez has conceived a film of great intensity, shot with a handheld camera, which tells the story of the legal web in which so many survivors of violence find themselves entangled. But Joy’s determination is strong... 

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