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Quezon (2025) Directed by: Jerrold Tarog If there’s a snap election and our only choices are 𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘶𝘯𝘢, 𝘎𝘰𝘺𝘰, and 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘻𝘰𝘯, the latter might win because of his skills in the game of politics. But looking at them as movies, 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘻𝘰𝘯 has the weakest branding and emotional damage . Total running time is 2 hours and 17 minutes. You can feel its length. The first hour is packed with short choppy clips that don’t flow well. There’s a visible struggle in c

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