A House in Pieces
A war between government and ISIS-affiliated jihadists in Marawi, Philippines, forced hundreds of thousands to flee from their homes.After the war, residents struggle to rebuild their homes and lives in a deformed city.The film unfolds as an emotional journey weaving together the stories of its protagonists over a period of two years.
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A war between government and ISIS-affiliated jihadists in Marawi, Philippines, forced hundreds of thousands to flee from their homes. After the war, residents struggle to rebuild their homes and lives in a deformed city. The film unfolds as an emotional journey weaving together the stories of its protagonists over a period of two years. Displaced couple Yusop and Farhanna and their children yearn for freedom, income, and comfort after returning to their city. But even to return to normalcy is already a struggle. Nancy, a once wealthy woman, has to cope with her loss of home in an evacuation shelter where she will have to remain for years. An anonymous driver with striking insights shuttles back and forth between places and stories around a city which will never be the same again.
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- Release date
- Sep 20, 2020
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
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- Language
- Tagalog
- Country
- Germany, Philippines
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