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Dance of the Steel Bars

2013 1 hour 33 minutes
70/100

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This riveting feature film about redemption follows Frank Parish, a retired US fireman and philanthropist who finds himself wrongly accused of murder and jailed in the Philippines. Stuck in prison, Frank was beginning to lose faith in everything he believed in until he becomes friends with Mando, a convicted murderer who denies his passion for dancing just to prove his masculinity and Allona, a transsexual who tries to contribute to prison reforms by teaching his fellow inmates dance exercises. They get involved in a tricky struggle between the positive changes initiated by the new warden and the corrupt system that weighs down the inmates' chance to become better individuals. Frank finds himself caught in an intricate web of lies and must choose between concealing what he knows to keep himself out of danger or to help his fellow inmates by revealing the truth. Will he remain on the sidelines as an observer, or will he dance the dance of the steel bars?

Released

12th July 2013

13 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 33 minutes

Finishes at 12:16am

Ratings and awards

1 win & 14 nominations

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    7/10

  • FilmFlow Logo

    70%

Directed by

Cesar Apolinario, Marnie Manicad

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Written by

Michael Villar, Cris Lim

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