Title: Amigo Directed By: John Sayles Written By: John Sayles Cast: Garret Dillahunt, Joel Torres, Yul Vazquez, Chris Cooper, D.J. Qualls, Jemi Paretas Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 8/8/11 Opens: August 19, 2011 The press notes for “Amigo” state that the film is “a page torn from the untold history of the Philippines.” Hey, where does one find a page to tear if the history is untold? In fact, “untold” is hardly the case. Even in high school, textbooks deal with “The Aguinaldo Insurrection” as a result of America’s first attempt at a world-wide empire, an imperialistic thrust that launched a vigorous opposition from the likes of Mark Twain and...
- 8/9/2011
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Directed/Written by: John Sayles
Starring: Joel Torre, Garret Dillahunt, Chris Cooper, DJ Qualls, Rio Locsin, Ronnie Lazaro, Bembol Roco, Yul Vázquez, Jemi Paretas and Dane DeHaan
Sayles scripts and directs this period drama set during the Philippine-American War at the turn of the last century. In the remote region of San Isidro, U.S. military forces have been assigned to protect and pacify an area with strong community ties to guerillas hiding out in the surrounding jungle. Stuck together while the powers that be hash things out, the Americans and Filipinos come to an uneasy coexistence. (Variance Films)
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Starring: Joel Torre, Garret Dillahunt, Chris Cooper, DJ Qualls, Rio Locsin, Ronnie Lazaro, Bembol Roco, Yul Vázquez, Jemi Paretas and Dane DeHaan
Sayles scripts and directs this period drama set during the Philippine-American War at the turn of the last century. In the remote region of San Isidro, U.S. military forces have been assigned to protect and pacify an area with strong community ties to guerillas hiding out in the surrounding jungle. Stuck together while the powers that be hash things out, the Americans and Filipinos come to an uneasy coexistence. (Variance Films)
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- 5/13/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Directed/Written by: John Sayles
Starring: Joel Torre, Garret Dillahunt, Chris Cooper, DJ Qualls, Rio Locsin, Ronnie Lazaro, Bembol Roco, Yul Vázquez, Jemi Paretas and Dane DeHaan
Sayles scripts and directs this period drama set during the Philippine-American War at the turn of the last century. In the remote region of San Isidro, U.S. military forces have been assigned to protect and pacify an area with strong community ties to guerillas hiding out in the surrounding jungle. Stuck together while the powers that be hash things out, the Americans and Filipinos come to an uneasy coexistence. (Variance Films)
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Starring: Joel Torre, Garret Dillahunt, Chris Cooper, DJ Qualls, Rio Locsin, Ronnie Lazaro, Bembol Roco, Yul Vázquez, Jemi Paretas and Dane DeHaan
Sayles scripts and directs this period drama set during the Philippine-American War at the turn of the last century. In the remote region of San Isidro, U.S. military forces have been assigned to protect and pacify an area with strong community ties to guerillas hiding out in the surrounding jungle. Stuck together while the powers that be hash things out, the Americans and Filipinos come to an uneasy coexistence. (Variance Films)
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- 5/13/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Sneak Peek the first teaser poster supporting the upcoming Philippines-lensed feature "Amigo" (aka "Brother From Another Country") from director John Sayles.
"...An American invasion of a foreign country. A battle for hearts and minds. A pacification programme to quell an insurgency. Guerrilla warfare. Firefights. American filmmaker John Sayles winds the clock back to 1900 and the Us occupation of the Philippines in his new film, 'Amigo', finding parallels behind this event in history and current events in Iraq and Afghanistan..."
Written/directed by Sayles for producer Maggie Renzi, "Amigo" cast includes Garret Dillahunt, Joel Torre, Chris Cooper, DJ Qualls, Yul Vazquez, Rio Locsin, Ronnie Lazaro, Bembol Roco, Lucas Neff, James Parks, Dane DeHaan, Stephen Taylor, Bill Tangradi, Jemi Paretas and Brian Lee Franklin.
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"...An American invasion of a foreign country. A battle for hearts and minds. A pacification programme to quell an insurgency. Guerrilla warfare. Firefights. American filmmaker John Sayles winds the clock back to 1900 and the Us occupation of the Philippines in his new film, 'Amigo', finding parallels behind this event in history and current events in Iraq and Afghanistan..."
Written/directed by Sayles for producer Maggie Renzi, "Amigo" cast includes Garret Dillahunt, Joel Torre, Chris Cooper, DJ Qualls, Yul Vazquez, Rio Locsin, Ronnie Lazaro, Bembol Roco, Lucas Neff, James Parks, Dane DeHaan, Stephen Taylor, Bill Tangradi, Jemi Paretas and Brian Lee Franklin.
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- 8/24/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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