Closer to Home

Oct 12, 1995

2h 5m

★ 9.0

At What Price Family?

Overview

Closer to Home weaves a universal, haunting tale of two people inexorably drawn together for vastly different reasons. Dalisay struggles to journey from the Philippine countryside to New York City to marry Dean, a disillusioned ex-merchant marine. She's hoping to buy a cure for her dying sister and, ultimately, a future for her debt-ridden family, while he hopes to escape his disintegrating American family through love and a family of his own. A powerful, controversial film that quietly builds to a shattering collision of aspirations and cultures.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Elibon Film Productions

Closer to Home Trailers

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Bayani

Woody A. Arizala

Dean

John Michael Bolger

Alma

Elizabeth Bracco

Nick

Ralph Buckley

Steve

Danny Campbell

Tess

Angie Castrence

Lucing

Connie Chua

Gruta

Vic Diaz

Magno

Joonee Gamboa

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