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Hiwa

Hiwa

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Hiwa

2016

0h 11m

5.0(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

Jay wakes up in Manila, yet he dreamed of Athens. He has a nightmare, during which he has a special quest: to save his two daughters from a dangerous surgery. In his attempt to rescue them, he roams around Athens’ cityscape, seeing things under a very different light.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Melchor Lopez

Jerahmeel Zsara Lopez

Jude Stephen Lopez

Kirsten Tisha Luis

Jessafe Agsi

Reynaldo Pacpaco

Lea Pacpaco

Analyn Regua

Fillipp Derick Regua

Jeremy Busto

Creative team

Directed by: Jacqueline Lentzou
Written by: Jacqueline Lentzou
Produced by: Vicky Miha
Jacqueline Lentzou

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