Leona Calderon (2013) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 2013, Leona Calderon is a comédie, drame and romance film directed by Jowee Morel, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. Leona Calderon is a retiring altruistic music lover earning her living cleaning establishments and private homes. Having a fun loving nature she is fancied by her landlord who dreams of dancing with her to her favorite tune. Another admirer is a homeless man who gets endears by her jolly disposition and not by her loose pennies for a can of lager. She befriends an isolated elderly English lady, a migrant worker with no visa and a charitable middle age woman. As a breadwinner she looks forward to her much awaited retirement which is now doomed following a diagnoses of cancer. The island where she comes from where she plans to spend her life with her family becomes just a dream. She now faces a dilemma between losing her hard earned savings to medical expenses or losing the time with her family if she spends her retirement in a country where her treatment is free. Leona's wit and fun nature will make you smile, laugh and cry. What happens to this happy lady in this funny world?

Who’s in it. Leona Calderon stars Pilar Pilapil, Irene Alano, Gabriela Belard and Sarah Borges, among others.

Where to watch. In États-Unis you can stream it on Pinoy Box Office Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Leona Calderon page.

If you liked it. Fans of Leona Calderon tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, La vie est belle and Fight Club.