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A department store saleslady has had enough of being an underdog. One night, she discovers a peculiar-looking gun right on her doorstep. Her life drastically changes as she discovers how much power owning a gun can give her.
A woman and a gun–separate entities with their respective storylines–finding their way to each other to build a Tarantinoesque mess. Relies heavily on the sociopolitical dynamic of the PH war on drugs and the #MeToo movement to deliver its point.
Jun 3, 2021 · THE GIRL AND THE GUN on Netflix is a crime-thriller from the Philippines (org. title Babae at baril ). Overall, this could easily be described as a revenge thriller, but – to me – it’s more of a revelation experience. Read our full The Girl and the Gun movie review here!
Oct 15, 2019 · All that is about to change when she reaches the gate to her boarding house and finds a peculiar looking gun right on her doorstep. Suddenly, she can do anything she wants, talk back to whoever she wants, and even hurt anyone she wants.
Mar 29, 2022 · The Woman and the Gun (original title Babae at Baril), directed by Rae Red, tells the story of a working-class woman (played by Janine Gutierrez), abused in every possible way until she finds a gun.
Sep 11, 2020 · In The Girl and the Gun, the violence creeps up and rules over almost every moment as experienced from the perspective of a young working-class woman living in the suburbs of Manila.
Away from work she lives in a small flat with another woman and is struggling to pay the rent. One night she hears a gunshot and goes outside; she finds a revolver abandoned in an alley. Shortly afterwards she is attacked at work... she realises the gun gives her the power to go after her assailant.
