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| Deadline: The Reign of Impunity |
Last week, I got to see the film "Deadline: The Reign of Impunity" top-billed by some of the Philippines' finest actors like Tirso Cruz III, Allen Dizon, TJ Trinidad, Lovi Poe, Luis Alandy and Ina Feleo. Directed by Filipino award-winning director Joel Lamangan, the movie tackles
Scriptwriter Bonifacio Ilagan openly states that the film is slightly inspired by the Maguindanao Massacre that took place last November 2009 that took the lives of 68 people and 32 of them were journalists and media men.
Cruz, who portrays a an abusive governor that hailed from a fictitious Mindanao province and believes that the movie will serve as an eye-opener for the Filipino people. Cruz said that because of the Ampatuan Massacre, the Philippines have been placed in history as one of the dangerous places for journalists.
The movie is filled with heart-pounding scenes and all of the actors took their respective roles seriously.
Alandy portrays the role of a journalist killed by a local politician closely linked to the President. Poe who takes on the role of Alandy's girlfriend seeks for justice and the search leads to several chapters of violence in their lives.
After the film was shown, an open forum was conducted and Assistant Director Armand Reyes was present and delightedly answered some of the questions from the audience as well as shared some of his thought and personal experiences while the film were shoot.
I went out the auditorium amazed at the magnificent film that Joel Lamangan once again shared to the Filipino people. A truly must see film of the year.
The film was produced by Xiti and AEI Productions and are shown in selected major cinemas and schools nationwide.
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