剧情：12岁的小男孩赫克托在母亲死后来到了住在马尼拉的外婆家里。他与外婆从未见过面。不久他认识了邻家女孩赛尔和街头混混米盖尔。赫克托十分想融入到这个新的环境中去,于是加入了米盖尔一伙。一天晚上，他在入室盗窃时被乔斯逮个正着，那晚，他的生活发生了改变…… Followinghismother'sdeath,HectorarrivesinManilatolivewithhisgrandmother.UnabletospeakTagalog,Hectorfallsinwithastreetgangbeforeaphotographertakeshimunderhiswing.Hauntedbymemoriesofhismother,Hectorphotographsananonym... (展开全部) 12岁的小男孩赫克托在母亲死后来到了住在马尼拉的外婆家里。他与外婆从未见过面。不久他认识了邻家女孩赛尔和街头混混米盖尔。赫克托十分想融入到这个新的环境中去,于是加入了米盖尔一伙。一天晚上，他在入室盗窃时被乔斯逮个正着，那晚，他的生活发生了改变…… Followinghismother'sdeath,HectorarrivesinManilatolivewithhisgrandmother.UnabletospeakTagalog,Hectorfallsinwithastreetgangbeforeaphotographertakeshimunderhiswing.Hauntedbymemoriesofhismother,Hectorphotographsananonym... 12岁的小男孩赫克托在母亲死后来到了住在马尼拉的外婆家里。他与外婆从未见过面。不久他认识了邻家女孩赛尔和街头混混米盖尔。赫克托十分想融入到这个新的环境中去,于是加入了米盖尔一伙。一天晚上，他在入室盗窃时被乔斯逮个正着，那晚，他的生活发生了改变…… Followinghismother'sdeath,HectorarrivesinManilatolivewithhisgrandmother.UnabletospeakTagalog,Hectorfallsinwithastreetgangbeforeaphotographertakeshimunderhiswing.Hauntedbymemoriesofhismother,Hectorphotographsananonymouswomanwhensuddenly,theseseeminglydisconnectedlivescollide. Anorphanedboyisthrownhead-firstintoanewanddifferentlifeinthisdrama.Twelve-year-oldHector(JacobKironShalov),whohaslivedallhislifeinNewJersey,isridinginthecarwithhismotherwhenthey'restruckbyanotherdriver;Hectorreceivesonlyminorinjuries,buthismotheriskilled.Withnowhereelsetogo,Hectorisforcedtotakeupanoffertostaywithhisgrandmother,wholivesinthePhilippinesandhasnevermethim.Hectorcan'tspeakTagalogandhisgrandmotherLita(AngieFerro)knowsnoEnglish;notonlycan'ttheycommunicate,butHectorandLitasoondiscovertheydon'tmuchlikeoneanother.TheteemingslumsofManilaarelikenoplaceHectorhaseverseen,andwithfewotheroptionshefallsinwithagangofteenagethugsledbyMiguel(PierroRodriguez),whogoadshimintobreakingintoahouseinawell-to-doneighborhood.Hectoriscaughtred-handedbytheownerofthehouse,Jose(JaimeTirelli),aphotographerwhospeaksfluentEnglish.JoseinsiststhatHectorworkoffthedamagehe'sdone,buthesoontakestheboyunderhiswing,teachinghimabitaboutphotographyandgivinghimchorestokeephimoutoftrouble.Hectoralsoattractstheattentionofaprettygirl,Sel(MariaLopez),butwhilethey'reclearlyfondofoneanother,HectorsoondiscoversSelalreadyhasaboyfriend--Miguel.SantaMesawasthefirstfeaturefilmfromwriteranddirectorRonMorales.