
HistoryDrama
A SHORT FILM ABOUT THE INDIO NACIONAL
"(or the Prolonged Sorrow of the Filipinos)"
20051h 37m6.7 TMDb
Directed by Raya Martin
Spoiler-Free
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.
Cast
Movie Vibe
Suspense5
Emotion6.7
Complexity7.7
Humor5
Realism9.3
Action5
Darkness5
Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓fans of character-driven stories
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –fans of purely lighthearted entertainment
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