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  Review by Kai ★★★★★

  "Hindi mo makikita ang hindi mo alam, ang hindi mo nararamdaman."

  A quiet, understated drama about the disconnection of a Filipina overseas worker. Mila, a nursing aide played by Nora Aunor, is tired of working in a foreign country, speaking a colonial language, and serving colonial masters just to help her family back home. She connects with her ward Lolo Caloy (played by Cesar Aliparo), a Filipino-American senior who witnessed the widespread discrimination against his people. Through their conversations, the Philippines becomes much more than a place halfway round the globe. She sees the country as a home she moved away from, a place of memory and dreams of a people long suffering under the claws of America.

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  Review by chad ★★★½ 1

  finally had the chance to watch this thanks to twt user @pelikularkibo omg (we love u queen you're doing essential work) anyway, i honestly was expecting more from the movie but i guess its goal to show how cold and boring it can get working in an entirely different place from home was done in a nice way. bembol and nora are cute together. violet best girl. and i might have teared up at the end...

  p.s. i know this is dedicated to the filipinos who are working abroad and who are longing to go home, but it also felt like a warning to those considering working overseas. sure, i get that it can get sad and lonely out there,…

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  Review by robin ★★★★

  Nora Aunor, so melancholic and heartbreaking yet warm and luminous. (Un)Surprising how relatable it is given its subject matter but that's neocolonialism for you.

  Watching hard to find movies on free TV. Kilig!

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  Review by Chantal ★★★★

  "Wala dito ang hinahanap ko."

  So satisfying to finally be able to watch this after looking for it for so long. It's a simple story, but it's thoughtful, never lacking in depth. One of Nora's best performances. I remember tearing up when I watched her Empire State emoting clip a few months ago, even though I had no idea what the film was about. She's that good. And it's even better with context. You know, I get sad thinking about Nora in the early 80s. She was at her lowest in her personal life, but that was also when she was at her prettiest and doing her best work. In 'Merika, she gives a performance so true and so beautiful, it'll break your heart. I love her and this movie so much.

  (Thanks to Kai again for the heads-up that this was playing on ETC!!! You're like my informant now 😭)

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  Review by grant ★★★½

  I will always be a Nora Aunor stan. She ate this role fr.

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  Review by raven (◜◡◝)

  I was finally able to watch this thanks to @pelikularkibo SDKSDLLSDK Nakakaloka bc I've been waiting for the chance to see it since some time last year on the recommendation of my friends aaaaaa

  Anyways, this was great. The story may be simple, but the depth throughout the film is very much there. I love the silent moments, seeing Ate Guy with different emotions on the American scenery, yet we all know she is thinking a lot about home and her family. I like how the struggle here was just right, not too dramatic, napantayan ang ambience ng film. The last 20 minutes of this film was just so beautiful, I teared up.

  It's actually very hard for me to…

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  Review by Jimelikula P. ★★★½ 4

  One of Nora Aunor's best performances. I like the subtlety of her performance and the quietness of the film as well as how it shows the homesickness of a Filipina working abroad.

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  Review by Dawn Lim ★★★½

  As relevant as ever. Similar to, and possibly antithetical to Isabel Sandoval's Lingua Franca. Shoutout to @pelikularkibo on twitter! (doing god's work)

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  Review by maalab ★★★★★

  this film manages to touch a lot of problems that we sadly still experience to this day, especially for OFWs. 

  
  Nora Aunor really is an amazing actress. 

  full review to follow

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  Review by sydney ★★★★½

  violet and milagros,,,, my favourite lesbians

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  Review by Toni Agregado ★★★★

  "Wala dito ang hinahanap ko."

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  Review by juul ★★★½

  finally found a way to watch this film ive been looking for and on labor day! this film greatly reminded me of my mom and her hardwork in the states; i really should recommend this movie to her.

  i really liked how this film captures the reality behind what some of us think the American dream actually is... and ang galing talaga ni Nora!

  ”Hindi mo makikita ang hindi mo alam, ang hindi mo nararamdaman.”

  that part really hits reality. it's really sad that people who aren't in their position can say a lot, they don't know what they're really going through alone just to provide. imo, constantly romanticizing OFWs as heroes can make us forget that they are victims of unfair systems and stereotypes as well.

  When you meet an OFW, show them the greatest amount of respect. They deserve it.
  
  Happy Labor Day!