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Esoterica: Manila
Drawing from his personal adventures, film director, Elwood Perez veers away from standard-issue plot conventions in this paradoxically moral tale of a young man en route to becoming a creative artist.
Durugin Ang Droga
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Top Billed Cast
Allen Dizon 
Alma Concepcion Billy James Renacia 
Efren Reyes 
Jeffrey Santos 
Jeric Raval Natasha Ledesma 
Rey "PJ" Abellana Sharmaine Suarez Tori Garcia 
Janelle Tee
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