Kisapmata
7.6
“You can't fight a gun with a rosary.”
A young woman gets married but her authoritarian father refuses to let her out of his sight.
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Cast
14 people
Charo Santos
Mila Carandang
Known for
Batang Quiapo
The Woman Who Left
Jay Ilagan
Noel Manalansan
Also in
Three, Two, One
Sister Stella L.
Vic Silayan
Tatang / Sgt. Diosdado Carandang
Also in
Daughters of Satan
Of the Flesh
Charito Solis
Nanang / Adelina Carandang
Also in
Manila by Night
Of the Flesh
Ruben Rustia
Peping Manalansan
Also in
The Beast of the Yellow Night
Vampire Hookers
Aida Carmona
Onyang
Also in
This Is My Country
Jaguar
Juan Rodrigo
Ernie
Also in
Maria Clara and Ibarra
Mula Sa Puso
Dindo Angeles
Mario
Also in
An Indivisible Heaven
Cora Alforja
Cynthia
No other roles listed
Mely Mallari
Diomy
Known for
Insiang
Edwin O'Hara
Police 1
Also in
Three Years Without God
Manila in the Claws of Light
Mandy Bustamante
Police 2
Also in
The Bloody Hero
Marianna
Mike de Leon Director · Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. Screenplay Raquel Villavicencio Screenplay
United States release December 1, 1981 · Produced in Philippines · Production Cinema Artists
Production
Bancom Audiovision
Production
Cinema Artists
Production
Philippines
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
Tagalog
Release dates
United States · December 1, 1981
Theatrical
United States · December 10, 2025
Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Australia
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Belgium
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Canada
September 9, 1982 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
January 17, 2026 · Premiere · Semaine de la critique de Montréal
Denmark
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Finland
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
France
May 14, 1982 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
March 29, 2023 · Theatrical
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Iceland
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Ireland
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Italy
May 1, 2026 · Premiere · Far East Film Festival
Netherlands
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
New Zealand
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Norway
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Philippines
December 25, 1981 · Premiere · Metro Manila Film Festival
Sweden
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Switzerland
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
United Kingdom
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
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