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Batang West Side (also known as West Side Avenue and West Side Kid) is a 2001 Philippine crime film. The film written and directed by Lav Diaz. Its cast includes Gloria Diaz, Raul Arellano, Joel Torre and Angel Aquino. [1] [2] The film gives an inside look at the life of Filipinos in America.
Isah Red of the Manila Standard gave Saranggola a positive review, calling the film thematically challenging. He praises director Gil Portes for focusing on how the crime affects the relationship of the father and son, in the form of Jan Svěrák's Kolya. Though he considers the film's premise as encouraging, he criticizes the film's pacing. [4]
Pages in category "Philippine crime films" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Batang West Side; F.
Jones Bridge Massacre (Task Force Clabio) is a 1989 Filipino crime action film based on an ambush on the Jones Bridge on June 8, 1989, in which two policemen were killed. [1] [2] Directed by Ben "M7" Yalung, the film stars Lito Lapid, Jackie Aquino, Eddie Garcia, Paquito Diaz, Berting Labra, Ruel Vernal, Robert Talabis, Rez Cortez, King Gutierrez and Edwin Reyes.
The story is based on the real-life "Brown Derby Shooting" in 1960 as documented by Quijano de Manila in the article "The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society", later republished in the non-fiction crime anthology, Reportage on Crime (1977). [3] [4] The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first ...
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Pages in category "Films about organized crime in the Philippines" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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