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Marlon, the trusted chauffeur of a corrupt Filipino politician into underage girls, is ambushed by kidnappers while driving his own and his boss’s daughter home from school. Marlon’s daughter is taken by mistake. To save her, he navigates between his boss, ruthless kidnappers and the police, eager to name him a suspect, with out letting on the wrong girl was taken. Events spin out of control, dragging everyone into spiral of deceit and betrayal that leaves no one innocent.

Filmed in 17 days in Manila with no permits, Morales has crafted a taut, morally complex thriller, set in the sinister world of political corruption and child prostitution.