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Fable of the Fish
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Fable of the Fish

Jul 16, 2011
1h 25m
★ 6.0

Overview

Impoverished, childless and living in a garbage dump, Miguel and Lina become instant celebrities when Lina miraculously becomes pregnant. But Lina gives birth to a fish, which increases her celebrity but leaves Miguel humiliated and the couple at odds. What follows is an illuminating examination of how this unusual family copes and compromises in the face of a modern-day miracle.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Phoenix Films
Cinemalaya Foundation

Cast

Cherry Pie Picache

Lina

Cherry Pie Picache

Bembol Roco

Miguel

Bembol Roco

Anita Linda

Juling

Anita Linda

Rosanna Roces

Dolor

Rosanna Roces

Angel Aquino

Cory

Angel Aquino

Allan Paule

Turing

Allan Paule

Arnold Reyes

Jaime

Arnold Reyes

Evelyn Vargas

Luz

Evelyn Vargas

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