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Dir: Rafael Manue, Singapore-UK-Philippines-France-Netherlands, 2026, 100min, Lang: Filipino/IIokano/English with some English subtitles, Cert: 12A
Sun 29 November // 17:00
Tickets: £5
"A masterwork. Opens new vistas in the future of the cinema.” The New Yorker
Isabel, a 17-year-old from the rural north of the Philippines, works at an elite country club outside Manila, lining up golf balls for powerful men. New to the job of tee-girl, she wanders the immaculate grounds sampling the club’s luxuries as its members engage in a complex dance with the doting and subservient staff. But something is rotting beneath the pristine fairways, as Isabel discovers when she tries to return a mislaid golf club to its patriarchal director, Dr. Palanca. The deeper she journeys into its most exclusive corners, the closer she gets to the violent truths of the club, her native Philippines, and her own past.
The debut feature from Rafael Manuel, it won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision at Sundance 2026 and reveals a major new filmmaking talent.
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Dove Street South, BS2 8JD Bristol, United Kingdom, Bristol, United Kingdom
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