Robin Padilla will do ANYTHING for a green card. Absolutely unhinged.
Jess Huson has a dream like many other struggling Filipinos, he dreams of a better life for himself and his family in America. After he is rejected, Jess embarks on a comical adventure filled with crazy schemes and ludicrous plans that end up in hilarious train wrecks that can only happen, where else, in the Philippines.
Acting
Robin Padilla commits to physical comedy like his life depends on it
Writing
Specifically Filipino absurdism that hits different if you know
Direction
Meily balances broad comedy with genuine pathos effortlessly
Director
Mark Meily
Robin Padilla
Jess
Johnny Delgado
Papang
Rufa Mae Quinto
Mara
Paul Holmes
Nigel
Tessie Tomas
Pasyon Chorus #1
Noel Trinidad
Pasyon Chorus #2
Isay Alvarez
Pasyon Chorus #3
Robert Seña
Pasyon Chorus #4
Marissa Sanchez
Pasyon Chorus #5
Evangeline Pascual
Mom of Jess Huson
Dante Rivero
Mang Nato
Ricky Davao
Barangay Captain
Raymart Santiago
Estong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during peak 'TNT' (tago nang tago) anxiety era, the film satirizes a very real Filipino obsession that dominated dinner conversations in the 2000s.
Mark Meily originally wanted to cast actual OFWs for authenticity, but producers insisted on Padilla's bankability—ironically proving the film's point about Philippine cinema economics.
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