# The Garden of Earthly Delights (2025)

> A streetwise Manila boy dreams of gangster status while a betrayed Dutch tourist descends into the city’s predatory underworld.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7329007

## Facts

- Runtime: 124 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Morgan Knibbe
- Cast: JP Rodriguez, Benjamin Moen, Francesca Dela Cruz, Bunny Cadag, Jakab Golding, John Michael Toling, Paula Mikaela Padon, Ada Belamide
- TMDB rating: 8.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15148442/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: harrowing, melancholic, surreal, serious film night, international cinema night

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