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Selection Semi-Officielle 2009 / Director: Brillante Mendoza

Kinatay

Well-made by Mendoza and more coherent than last year’s ”Serbis”, it will nevertheless be hard for even the most adventurous arthouse audiences to stomach. Somewhere in the indie shocker niche occupied by ”Irreversible or Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer”, ”Kinatay” should win a small following on the festival circuit and sales to edgy distributors who specialize in handling tough movies. Distribution opportunities in some territories will be hampered by the extreme nature of the material.

– MIKE GOODRIDGE, SCREEN DAILY

 

Here is a film that forces me to apologize to Vincent Gallo for calling ”The Brown Bunny” the worst film in the history of the Cannes Film Festival.

– ROGER EBERT, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Philippines, France (2009)
Duration: 105 min
Dialogue: Filipino, Tagalog
Subtitles: English
Age limit: 18
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