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A Short Film About the Indio Nacional
“(or the Prolonged Sorrow of the Filipinos)”
6.7 / 10• 2005• 1h 37m•NR• Filipino
HistoryDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
LG
Lemuel Galman
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LeadMJ
Mark Joshua Maclang
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RO
Russell Ongkeko
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Bodjie Pascua
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SV
Suzette Velasco
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Raya Martin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Short Film About the Indio Nacional is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
