A romance film written and directed by Dwein Baltazar, starring Carlo Aquino and Charlie Dizon, will serve as the closing film of the ongoing Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival 2023 on August 12, 9 pm, at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).

'Third World Romance (Love on a Budget)' focuses on the story of Britney (Dizon), an outspoken grocery cashier, and Alvin (Aquino), a laid-back grocery bagger, who seek the difficult goal of being happy and content despite the harsh realities of their blue-collared lives and the bleak background of the pandemic.