Metro Manila 2013
Director, screenwriter, producer, and cinematographer the latest film by young British director Sean Ellis, award-winning Cashback/Beauty in Time is a poetic and realistic crime drama. Coming from the mountainous north to the bustling city of Manila with his family in search of a better life, Oscar quickly finds work as an armored car driver. While his manager Ong treats him with kindness and warmth, his true intentions soon become clear. Taking advantage of Oscar’s honesty and innocence, Ong blackmails him into robbing the company they work for.
