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Poster for Homebound

Riza Manalo, Larilyn Sanchez

Homebound

Balikbayan

English / 2004 / 5m

Not streamingNot currently on the Criterion Channel.

Letterboxd
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Synopsis

A migrant worker sends her mother back home bringing a taste of a 'better life' at all cost.

Included in
Asian American Filmmaking 2000–2010
Position 15
Included in
April 2022
Position 7

Credits

Crew

DirectorRiza Manalo, Larilyn Sanchez

Cast

Lorli Villanuevaas Mother

Homebound (2004) | Criteria