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A Short Film About the Indio Nacional
“(or the Prolonged Sorrow of the Filipinos)”
20056.71h 37m
Overview
What follows is a black-and-white silent film set in the 1890s during the brewing Filipino revolution against Spanish colonialism. A series of tragic and comic sequences tells the Three Ages of an Indio (“common man”) as he progresses from boy bell ringer in a village church to teenage revolutionary to adult theater actor rehearsing a popular Spanish play.
Directed by Raya Martin
Written by Raya Martin
Produced by Raya Martin
Box OfficeBudget: $10K0
Top Cast
L
Lemuel Galman
M
Mark Joshua Maclang
R
Russell Ongkeko
Bodjie Pascua
S
Suzette Velasco
Themes & Keywords
philippines
About A Short Film About the Indio Nacional
A Short Film About the Indio Nacional is a history, drama film released in 2005 exploring themes of philippines. Directed by Raya Martin, it stars Lemuel Galman, Mark Joshua Maclang, Russell Ongkeko. What follows is a black-and-white silent film set in the 1890s during the brewing Filipino revolution against Spanish colonialism. A series of tragic and comic sequences tells the Three Ages of an Indio (“common man”) as he progresses from boy bell ringer in a village church to teenage revolutionary to adult theater actor rehearsing a popular Spanish play.
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