爸妈不在家
During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.
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OFW the Movie
Duration: 2 h 4 m | 2023
Based on true stories. These Five Filipino overseas contract workers tell a plot contrary to what is perceived as ordinary and looked on the sunny side of life and work abroad in rose-colored glasses.
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