Room Boy (2005)

Room Boy 2005 / Room Boy 2005 /

Luis Manalansan Jr. works as a motel room boy who finds out one day that the boarding house where he is renting a room is about to be demolished. This sends him hunting for a new place to live with the help of Melba, a prostitute who is a regular client at the motel. Lonely and vulnerable, Luis starts falling for Melba. But giving in to his emotions means abandoning his wife Mercy, who is recuperating from a relapse inside a mental institution. Torn between his newfound love and his marital vows, Luis turns his room hunting into an emotional journey that leads him to his ultimate dwelling place. (Source: Cinemalaya)