In the indie space, poverty is no longer a backdrop for a love story; it is the antagonist. In Ang Babaeng All-Star (2013), a prostitute dreams of a prince charming to take her out of the squatter area, only to realize the prince is just a customer with better manners. This is the anti-rom-com: the radical idea that love does not, in fact, conquer all.
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