Batang West Side
A teen's murder investigation in NJ reveals insights into Filipino-American life, crystal meth's impact on youth, and a detective's struggle with his past trauma. A Filipino teenager is shot to death…
Batang West Side
A teen's murder investigation in NJ reveals insights into Filipino-American life, crystal meth's impact on youth, and a detective's struggle with his past trauma. A Filipino teenager is shot to death on a New Jersey, USA sidewalk: an investigation starts and his family and friends are interviewed. Along the way, more about him is revealed and so is more about the Filipino community in America in general, including the destructive effect of the drug "shabu" on its youth. The detective who handles the case also has his own personal demons to settle with his violent past. —amirmu
Batang West Side
Crime,Drama
Film Details
A teen's murder investigation in NJ reveals insights into Filipino-American life, crystal meth's impact on youth, and a detective's struggle with his past trauma. A Filipino teenager is shot to death on a New Jersey, USA sidewalk: an investigation starts and his family and friends are interviewed. Along the way, more about him is revealed and so is more about the Filipino community in America in general, including the destructive effect of the drug "shabu" on its youth.
The detective who handles the case also has his own personal demons to settle with his violent past. —amirmu.