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Stealing a middle-class woman's smartphone is the biggest mistake in petty criminal Jestoni "Jess" Biag: it gets him locked up and waterboarded and gives him a crash-course in the workings of the deeply-corrupt system personified by his nemesis, Inspector Domingo. Further, the phone's memory contains an embarrassing video that makes the owner, Grace Rosuello, determined to get it back, and her persistence lands Jess in custody.

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Shackled

Gawad Urian Awards

Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival

Hanoi International Film Festival

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