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AMIGO, the 17th feature film from Academy Award-nominated writer-director John Sayles, stars legendary Filipino actor Joel Torre as Rafael, a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War.
When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer (Chris Cooper) to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael’s brother (Ronnie Lazaro) is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country.
A powerful drama of friendship, betrayal, romance and heartbreaking violence, AMIGO is a page torn from the untold history of the Philippines, and a mirror of today’s unresolvable conflicts.
Original Release
07/06/2011
US Release
08/19/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Arthur Acuña | Locsin |
Irma Adlawan | Josefa |
John Arcilla | Nenong |
Merlin Bonning | Creighton |
Hoffman Cheng | Chop-Chop |
Reymart Colestines | Malpulgas |
Ermie Concepcion | Dolores |
Chris Cooper | Col. Hardacre |
Dane DeHaan | Gil |
Garret Dillahunt | Lt. Compton |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Arthur Acuña | Locsin |
Irma Adlawan | Josefa |
John Arcilla | Nenong |
Merlin Bonning | Creighton |
Hoffman Cheng | Chop-Chop |
Reymart Colestines | Malpulgas |
Ermie Concepcion | Dolores |
Chris Cooper | Col. Hardacre |
Dane DeHaan | Gil |
Garret Dillahunt | Lt. Compton |
Miguel Faustmann | Captan Narvaez |
Brian Lee Franklin | Lynch |
Joe Gruta | Hilario |
J.P. Jagunos | Eloy |
Ronnie Lazaro | Simon |
Rio Locsin | Corazon |
Diana Malahay | Trinidad |
Raul Manikan | Felix |
Spanky Manikan | Tuba Joe |
Pen Medina | Albay |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joel Torre | Producer |
Arleen Cuevas | Producer |
Mario Ontal | Producer |
Margie Templo Parks | Producer |
Maggie Renzi | Producer |