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Original title Segurista Starring Michelle Aldana Country Philippines Director Tikoy Aguiluz | 7.2/10 IMDb Directed by Tikoy Aguiluz Running time 111 minutes Initial release 1996 Written by Tikoy Aguiluz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 7 September 1996 (1996-09-07) (TIFF) Similar Harvest Home, Magnifico, Adela, Bulaklak sa City Jail, Third World Happy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dead Sure (Tagalog: Segurista) is a 1996 Philippine drama film directed by Tikoy Aguiluz. The film was selected as the Philippines entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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By day, Karen Fernandez (Michelle Aldana) is a sales agent for an insurance company. She constantly meets sales targets set by her company and is considered as their top agent. By night, she covertly works as a guest relations officer (GRO), which she uses to draw her daytime clients to buy in to her insurance product. All of her activities day and night are for one reason: securing the future of her family. Amidst the temptation of falling in love with her clients, Karen is focused on working hard for the money.
A tragedy occurs when a night of having fun went wrong. Resisting the advances of her friend's lover, she flees by riding a taxi. But the taxi driver himself had other plans as he decides to bring Karen to a lahar-infested area and satisfy his lust on her before killing her off. Her death served as a catalyst for change as her beneficiaries finally receive the fruits of her labor.