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Synopsis

Filipino-language Drama. A poor aspiring rapper (Abra) befriends an older poet (Dido de la Paz) after vandalizing his bookstore.

Content elements

• Pervasive use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang; infrequent use of cursing and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence - some blood, little detail; infrequent references to sexual violence – some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexually suggestive scenes - no nudity, little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of illegal substances in a trafficking context; infrequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use in a recreational context - little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - no nudity, some detail

Thematic elements

• Cycles of violence
• A desire for respect
• Finding one's voice

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language and sexual content

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