‘Filipiñana’ is not your average ‘eat-the

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‘Filipiñana’ is not your average ‘eat-the-rich’ tale

Pop Culture Happy Hour-09.08.2026

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Jorrybell Agoto in Filipiñana.Kino Lorberhide caption

Are you tired of the same eat-the-rich narratives churned out by Hollywood? There is a great new film Filipiñana offering a new take about the inner-workings of a country club in the Philippines. It’s both beautiful to look at and an emotional gut-punch. From director Rafael Manuel, this film kind of feels like if Wes Anderson made an explicitly anti-colonialist satire.

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