Finding Agnes

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Finding Agnes
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Film poster
Directed byMarla Ancheta
Starring
Production
company
Mavx Productions
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • 30 November 2020 (2020-11-30)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Filipino
  • English

Finding Agnes is a 2020 Filipino drama film directed by Marla Ancheta and starring Jelson Bay, Sue Ramirez and Sandy Andolong. [1] [2] The film revolves around a successful businessman who flies to Morocco after the death of his estranged mother to fulfill his mother's final wishes along with her adopted daughter.

Contents

Cast

Production

Finding Agnes was directed by Marla Ancheta and written by Aileen Kessop [3] and was produced under Mavx Productions. [4] Filming for Finding Agnes mostly took place in Marrakesh, Morocco [4] [5] in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic prevailing at the time of the film's release. [6] Initially the script called for a romantic comedy story but Ancheta had the script revised to a "personal journey" story of a person with some light drama elements. [7]

Release

Finding Agnes premiered globally on November 30, 2020 through Netflix [5]

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