The Manila Lover

Form Narrative Premiere Status UK Country Norway Year 2019 Running Time 26min Language English, Norwegian, Tagalog Director Johanna Pyykkö Screenwriter Johanna Pyykkö Producer Nina M. Barbosa Blad, Lotte Sandbu Key Cast Øyvind Brandtzæg, Angeli Bayani During a trip to the Philippines, a middle- aged Norwegian named Lars meets Abigail – the Filipino woman with whom he wishes to spend the rest of his life. But does she share his enthusiasm for their future life together? A troubled teenage girl is coerced into seeing a local shaman in search of spiritual healing. Trapped by ancient beliefs that serve only to pacify her mother, she finds peace in the physical realm by unleashing her repressed, youthful spirit on the unsuspecting shaman when she realises his true identity.