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58% Critic Match
Batch '81
“A secret world... Where freedom is obedience and authority is violence.”
5.8 / 10• 1982• 1h 40m•NR• Filipino
DramaThriller
Storyline
Sid Lucero, a 21-year old pre-Med student, is an aspiring neophyte of the Alpha Kappa Omega fraternity. Over a six-month initiation period, he and six other neophytes are subjected to severe physical and psychological torture in and outside the fraternity house.
Cast & Crew
Mark Gil
Sid Lucero
Lead
Sandy Andolong
Tina
WL
Ward Luarca
Pacoy Ledesma
Noel Trinidad
Santi Santillan
RS
Ricky Sandico
Ronnie Roxas, Jr.
Bing Pimentel
Mariel
Charito Solis
Arni's Mother
Chanda Romero
Jenny Estrada
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mike de Leon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Batch '81 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
