The Hollywood Reporter by Deborah Young
Spread over hours of poetic ramblings, the message loses most of its urgency.
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Philippines, Singapore · 2016
8h 5m
Director Lav Diaz
Starring Piolo Pascual, John Lloyd Cruz, Hazel Orencio, Alessandra de Rossi
Genre Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, History
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Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro is considered to be one of the most influential proponents in the struggle against Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines during the late nineteenth century. Today, he is still celebrated as the father of the Philippine Revolution.
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The Hollywood Reporter by Deborah Young
Spread over hours of poetic ramblings, the message loses most of its urgency.
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