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“Martial Law in the 80s. But nothing can stop the dreams of six high school scholars of the Philippine Science High School.”
The film, set in the 1980s, is centred upon a young student, from 1982 as a freshman and ending in 1986. The background is the last years of Martial Law in the Philippines where the Marcos dictatorship was at its peak.
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Cast
54 people
Gammy Lopez
Rom Meneses
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Wena Ledesma
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Kanakan-Balintagos
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Minggoy Lamazan
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Kanakan-Balintagos Director · Henry Grageda Screenplay Mikael Angelo Pestaño Editor
First release July 21, 2007 · Produced in Philippines · Languages English, Tagalog
Production
Cinemalaya Foundation
Production
Solito Arts
Production
Roadrunner Network
Production
Philippines
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Languages
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
English · Tagalog
Release dates
Philippines · July 21, 2007
Premiere · Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 12, 2007 · Toronto International Film Festival
France
February 4, 2008 · Vesoul Asian Film Festival
Germany
January 16, 2008 · Asian Hot Shots Berlin Festival for Film and Video Art
Singapore
April 5, 2008 · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
October 10, 2007 · Pusan International Film Festival
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