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Dance of the Steel Bars (2013) [N/A]

Release Date:
July 12, 2013

Original Title:
Dance of the Steel Bars

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Portfolio Films International

Production Countries:
Philippines | United Arab Emirates

Ratings / Certifications:
PH: R-13 

Runtime: 93

Overview from TheMovieDB

This riveting feature film about redemption follows Frank Parish, a retired US fireman and philanthropist who finds himself wrongly accused of murder and jailed in the Philippines. Stuck in prison, Frank was beginning to lose faith in everything he believed in until he becomes friends with Mando, a convicted murderer who denies his passion for dancing just to prove his masculinity and Allona, a transsexual who tries to contribute to prison reforms by teaching his fellow inmates dance exercises. They get involved in a tricky struggle between the positive changes initiated by the new warden and the corrupt system that weighs down the inmates' chance to become better individuals. Frank finds himself caught in an intricate web of lies and must choose between concealing what he knows to keep himself out of danger or to help his fellow inmates by revealing the truth. Will he remain on the sidelines as an observer, or will he dance the dance of the steel bars?

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Production

Director:
Cesar Apolinario
Marnie Manicad

Director of Photography:
Emman Pascual
Rain Yamson

Editor:
Charliebebs Gohetia

Producer:
Dingdong Dantes
Stuart Cameron

Writer:
Michael Villar
Cris Lim

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