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Genres
Drama
Overview
A mother who writes children’s storybooks, ironically, doesn’t have enough time to create stories for her own son. The restless child finds a chance to create his own stories when his grandfather, comes up with a game. They fill an old milk can with pieces of paper, each containing a word which will be a “story-starter”. Tales of heroes and villains, magic and places fill up the child’s imagination. But the child’s made-up story is in need of a happy ending. Now, it depends on the storyteller mother to create the greatest ending of them all.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
12 min
Release Date
2011-06-11
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Miggs Cuaderno
Josh
Judy Chua
Helen
Bodjie Pascua
Lolo
Carme Sanchez
Aling Nelly
Alvin Aguilar
Warrior
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