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A Short Film About the Indio Nacional

Maicling pelicula nañg ysañg Indio Nacional2005

(or the Prolonged Sorrow of the Filipinos)

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.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
January 1, 2005
Original language
Filipino
Spoken languages
Tagalog
Countries
Philippines
Director
Raya Martin
Producer
Raya Martin
Budget
$10,000
Revenue
Not recorded
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