What Isn't There

What Isn't There

2012 · 121 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, Romance

Gibson Bonifacio stopped speaking when he was a child. Now twenty, he returns home to Manila for Christmas. While always festive in the Philippines, for his family it is tinged with sadness, marking the anniversary of his twin brother’s death.

Directed by Marie Jamora · Written by Marie Jamora

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