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The Portrait

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A musical tale about two impoverished sisters' anguish over whether or not to sell the final masterpiece of their recluse father days before the second world war, in Manila.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2017-12-25

Runtime: 120 mins

Director: Loy Arcenas

Writer: Rolando Tinio

Spoken language:

Genres: Drama, Family, History, Music

Original title: The Portrait

Production Companies: Culturtain Musicat Productions

Production Countries: Philippines

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