The Bit Player

IMDb link: 3031022
IMDb rating: 7.7 (617 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Director: Christopher Ad. Castillo, Jeffrey Jeturian
Cast: Nenita Deonoso, Karen Leslie Dematera, Boobsie and others

Release date: 14 Aug 2013
Release year: 2013
Runtime: 111 minutes
Country: Philippines
Keywords: worker exploitation, bit player, suffering, marginalized

Plot:

The movie follows a seemingly-usual day in the life of Loida Malabanan as she embarks on yet another shooting day of a soap opera as an extra. As the shoot goes on we get a glimpse of truth in the ruling system of the production as well as the exploitation of marginalized laborers like Loida.

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