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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6.1A 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.
Released: 2009-09-23105 minDir: Brillante Ma MendozaCrime, Drama, Thriller
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
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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
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Key dates
- Published
- 15 July 2010
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- Tagalog
- Director
- Brillante Mendoza
- Producer
- Coco Martin
- Duration
- +105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 142679
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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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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2000s psychological drama films2009 drama films2009 films2009 thriller filmsCannes Film Festival Award for Best Director winnersFilipino-language filmsFilms directed by Brillante MendozaFilms with screenplays by Armando LaoPhilippine psychological drama filmsPhilippine thriller filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameter