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Magnifico
- "Set in an impoverished town, a couple begin to lose hope and courage when faced with life's adversities. But their son Pikoy is gifted with a good heart and a large spirit that allows him to give joy to hopeless people in their community."
- "Als de familie van de negenjarige Magnifico door schulden en ziekte in de problemen zit, besluit hij hen te helpen door allerlei klusjes op te knappen."
- "Story about a poor Filipino family struggling to survive. The oldest son loses his scholarship in Manila and the youngest daughter suffers cerebral palsy, but the middle son, Magnifico, is courageous and has a kind heart. He tries to raise funds for his grandmother's funeral and to restore hope for his family."
- "Magnifico is a young boy whose amazing love, faith and courage shine through life's sadness and misfortunes. His father thought he would grow up just like his older brother Miong, an intelligent young man who is studying as a scholar in Manila. Now that he's 9 years old, he is a disappointment because contrary to his name, there is nothing great about him aside from the kindness of his heart. When Miong loses his scholarship in Manila, his parents also loses all their hope in having a better life. Magnifico is aware of this problems. Added to Miong's failure, there's their youngest sibling Helen who has cerebral palsy and who hasn't spoken yet. It seems fate is playing a prank on them because the grandma, Magda, is also diagnosed to have a terminal illness. Magnifico's sympathetic heart leads him to help his family by planning the burial of his sick grandmother. In fulling his mission, he is bound to influence the lives of his townspeople and change the dim perspective of his family by proving that everything is possible if only one will see through the eyes of a child."
- "Drama"
- "Feature films"
- "Fiction films"
- "Foreign language films"
- "fiction dramatique (fiction)"