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Kinatay
Sign in to saveKinatay ( or ) is a 2009 thriller film directed by Brillante Mendoza and written by Armando Lao. The story is centered on a criminology student (Coco Martin) who accidentally joins a syndicate to make enough money for his family, and gets involved in murder and dismembering of an erring drug dealer.
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6.2A young man tries to make some money so he can marry his girlfriend. He takes a job for $2,000 and then soon realizes that this job involves killing a woman.
Cast
- Coco Martin as Peping
- Ping Medina as Bong
- Jhong Hilario as Abyong
- Maria Isabel Lopez as Madonna
- Julio Díaz as Kap (Vic)
- John Regala as Sarge
Themes
- prostitute
- rape
- kidnapping
- witness
- torture
- urban setting
- news reporter
- manila philippines
- neorealism
- crime syndicate
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Kinatay
- Film.image
- Kinatay (film).jpg
- Film.caption
- Film poster
- Film.director
- Brillante Mendoza
- Film.writer
- Armando Lao
- Film.starring
- Coco Martin
- Film.music
- Teresa Barrozo
- Film.cinematography
- Odyssey Flores
- Film.editing
- Kats Serraon
- Film.runtime
- 105 minutes
- Film.language
- Tagalog
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Reception
- Awards
- References
- External links
Kinatay ( or ) is a 2009 thriller film directed by Brillante Mendoza and written by Armando Lao. The story is centered on a criminology student (Coco Martin) who accidentally joins a syndicate to make enough money for his family, and gets involved in murder and dismembering of an erring drug dealer.
The film premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Best Director Award, the first Filipino film to do so, although the film was notorious for being critically panned by critics including Roger Ebert. The film was included in the 2009 Cinemalaya Film Festival.
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