Lilet Never Happened
Genres
Overview
Lilet Never Happened is the rollercoaster story of how a young girl, struggling to survive in the streets of Manila, spirals down into child prostitution. She is a fighter. She is a dreamer. She is a rebel and she thinks she can handle the world with her wits. But she has to face up to reality when she runs out of innocent dreams.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
105 min
Release Date
2012-10-13
Status
Released
Original Language
Tagalog
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
7
Sandy Talag
Lilet
Johanna ter Steege
Claire
Timothy Castillo
Nonoy
John Arcilla
James
Angeli Bayani
Rosing
Dorothea Marabut-Yrastorza
Tessie
Jermaine Patrick Ulgasan
Dino
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