Alo

Oct 8, 2023

0h 9m

★ 6.0

Overview

Alo, an undocumented overseas Filipino worker, lives in an overcrowded house-share in London. He is struck by a latent neurological problem, which causes a bout of seizures and disrupts his situation in the household. The residents of the house are posed an ultimatum; should they risk Alo’s health or call an ambulance, potentially resulting in his deportation?

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Sleepwalker Studios LTD

Alo Trailers

Cast

Alo

Iverson Yabut

Gwen

Ericka Posadas

Olek

Antosh Wojcik

Nenita

Venus Foster

Abby & Immigration Officer

Xenia Glen

Charice

Winnie Henderson

Junjun

Victor Itang

Kenneth

Jake Monib

Dr. Ingle

Steve Newman

Stacey

Hannah-Lily Odutola

Dari

Angelica Sacrepaye

Dr. Wells

Jenny Smith

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