Closer to Home

– Closer to Home weaves a universal, haunting tale of two people inexorably drawn together for vastly ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.80 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 5 Minutes
Release Year:
1995
Closer to Home (1995)

Closer to Home weaves a universal, haunting tale of two people inexorably drawn together for vastly different reasons. Dalisay struggles to journey from the Philippine countryside to New York City to marry Dean, a disillusioned ex-merchant marine. She's hoping to buy a cure for her dying sister and, ultimately, a future for her debt-ridden family, while he hopes to escape his disintegrating American family through love and a family of his own. A powerful, controversial film that quietly builds to a shattering collision of aspirations and cultures.

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Genre:

Closer to Home (1995) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 Aug 2015

Language:

English, Tagalog, Filipino

MPAA Content-Rating:
NOT RATED

Director:

Joseph Nobile

Writer:

Ruben Arthur Nicdao, Joseph Nobile

Main Actors:

Madeline Ortaliz, John Michael Bolger, Elizabeth Bracco, Ralph Buckley

Plot:

Closer to Home weaves a universal, haunting tale of two people inexorably drawn together for vastly different reasons. Dalisay struggles to journey from the Philippine countryside to New York City to marry Dean, a disillusioned ex-merchant marine. She's hoping to buy a cure for her dying sister and, ultimately, a future for her debt-ridden family, while he hopes to escape his disintegrating American family through love and a family of his own. A powerful, controversial film that quietly builds to a shattering collision of aspirations and cultures.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.8/10