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When the Apocalypse Is Over: New Independent Philippine Cinema

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16m

Directed by Gabriela Serrano • 2021 • Philippines
Starring Mariana Serrano, Mika Zarcal, Jarrett Cross Pinto

A young woman with a monstrous secret desperately longs for a different body. When the new couple in town moves in next door, she sees her chance to finally get one.

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