Their Slums, Their Circus and Their Grotesquery: Khavn De La Cruz's Mondomanila

From its duplicitous approach to genre and its Filipino-slums setting to the extreme grotesquery it revels in, Mondomanila is unlike most films you have seen before. But while the film's content may deter potential viewers, Stephanie Van Schilt believes it is worth sticking with – if you can stomach it.

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