Drama
In a poignant bid to break free from the confines of their impoverished provincial existence, five determined youths set out on a journey fueled by dreams of a better life. However, their aspirations are brutally shattered when they unwittingly fall prey to the sinister clutches of a ruthless child labor camp lurking within the bustling streets of Metro Manila. Exploited by a heartless syndicate, their innocence is ruthlessly exploited for profit.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
World Trade Center
Oliver Twist
The Public House
The Fool Killer
Born Innocent
The Boys of St. Vincent
Jet Boy
Bad Company
The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris
Wild Seed
The Cider House Rules
Athisayan
August Rush
Zeit der Fische
Friends
After the Wedding
The Little Thief
December Boys
Vaselinetjie
SIMILAR MOVIES
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1984
Ronia lives happily in her father's castle until she comes across a new playmate, Birk, in the nearby dark forest. The two explore the wilderness, braving dangerous Witchbirds and Rump-Gnomes. But when their families find out Birk and Ronia have been playing together, they forbid them to see each other again. Indeed, their fathers are competing robber chieftains and bitter enemies. Now the two spunky children must try to tear down the barriers that have kept their families apart for so long.World Trade Center
IMDB 6.1 | Aug , 2006
Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.Oliver Twist
IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 2005
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.The Public House
IMDB 8 | Jul , 1989
"Horror" film about the harsh lives of the children living in an outwardly prosperous orphanage. When a young boy dies during a clandestine mutual drug-taking session, his accomplices unsuccessfully try to hide his corpse to evade punishment, and then the orphanage management tries to hush up the whole affair to keep up appearances.The Fool Killer
IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 1965
After the Civil War, a southern boy, aged 12, runs away from his foster home, wanders the countryside, and meets various odd characters along the way, including Milo, a mysterious drifter who may or may not be the vengeful "Fool Killer" of folklore.Born Innocent
IMDB 6.3 | Jan , 1976
A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand centre for girls. She is soon caught between the uncaring bureaucracy, the sometimes brutal treatment from her peers and her own abusive family, and only one care worker sees her potential to rise above her tragic circumstances.The Boys of St. Vincent
IMDB 7.2 | Jun , 1994
The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage, run by a religious community in Newfoundland.Jet Boy
IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2001
A coming-of-age story of a reluctant 13-year-old hustler named Nathan who will do whatever it takes to feel loved.Bad Company
IMDB 6.4 | Oct , 1972
After Drew Dixon, an upright young man, is sent west by his religious family to avoid being drafted into the Civil War, he drifts across the land with a loose confederation of young vagrants.The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris
IMDB 7 | Nov , 1915
Paris is prey to an invisible terror against which the police can do nothing: a sinister organization that sows chaos and death. The intrepid journalist Philippe Guérande and his partner embark on a long crusade to put an end to the crimes of the Great Vampire and Irma Vep, his dangerous accomplice. (A ten episode movie serial.)Wild Seed
IMDB 5.1 | May , 1965
A 17-year-old girl runs away from her east coast home, going west to Los Angeles to meet her biological father. She has learned from letters her mother kept that he was tragically separated from her before the girl's birth. On the road, she is protected and befriended by an independent-minded young drifter who helps her on her journey.The Cider House Rules
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1999
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?Athisayan
IMDB 3.3 | Apr , 2007
Devan is an orphan raised by Maya, an investigative journalist. When she is abducted before she can expose a high-profile group of criminals, Devan consumes an invisibility potion to try and save her.August Rush
IMDB 7.4 | Nov , 2007
Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.Zeit der Fische
IMDB 5 | Oct , 2007
Friends
IMDB 5.8 | Mar , 1971
Paul, a rich English boy, and Michelle, an orphaned French girl, run away from home to a remote beach. Living on their own, their friendship grows into love.After the Wedding
IMDB 7.1 | Feb , 2006
A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret.The Little Thief
IMDB 6.2 | Dec , 1988
In a small town in post-WWII France, 16-year-old Janine tries to improve her conditions by any means necessary. Three people—Michel, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette, a photographer she meets in prison—will help her learn from her mistakes.December Boys
IMDB 6 | Sep , 2007
For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they meet Teresa and Fearless, a couple who would make perfect parents. The youths compete with one another to be the one Teresa and Fearless decide to adopt.Vaselinetjie
IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 2017
At the age of 8, Vaselinetjie is taken away by the Welfare and send to the orphanage. It's a strange, hard, dangerous world of rebel children, fierce house mothers,friends, first loves and where she finally finds true self-acceptance.