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Sapi

A Window on Asian Cinema

Social Criticism · Comedy

  • CountryPhilippines
  • Production Year2013
  • Running Time102min
  • FormatDCP
  • ColorColor
Program Note
This story of a producer, a cameraman and a reporter in search of a possessed person is, outwardly, a horror film, but it really deals with the social consequences of an Establishment, represented by a broadcasting company, ignoring the rights of the dispossessed. With their ratings trailing behind their competitor, SBN producer Meryl and reporter Dennis decide to risk it all with a report on possessions. But when they can’t get footage of an actual possession, they buy it from Baron, a cameraman working for their competitor. Their report is broadcast and their ratings skyrocket. Problems arise, though, because they didn’t edit out parts where the faces of the possessed woman and her family are clearly shown. And strange things begin to happen to Meryl, Dennis and Baron. In this combination of documentary and horror film, the picture of haunted Manila filled with lightning and thunder is in itself a superb mise-en-scene. It seems symbolic of a distorted Manila, a place full of social irregularities. (KIM Ji-Seok)
Director
Director
Brillante MENDOZA
Born in San Fernando, Philippines, Brillante Mendoza started his career as a production designer of TV commercials and feature films after studying commercials at the University of Santo Tomas, in Manila. For his first feature film, Masahista (2005), he jointly received the Golden Leopard Award at the Locarno International Film Festival. After that, he was received many awards at international film festivals for his films such as Summer Heat (2006), Manoro (2006), Slingshot (2007), and Kinatay (2009).
Credit
  • Director
    Brillante MENDOZA
  • ProducerLarry Castillo
    Wilson Tieng
  • CastTrillo Dennis
    Soriano Meryll
    Geisler Baron
  • ScreenplayHenry Burgos
  • CinematographyJeffrey Dela Cruz
  • Production DesignDante Mendoza
  • EditorKats Serraon
  • SoundAlbert Michael Idioma
  • MusicGian Gianan
  • Production CompanyCenter Stage Productions
    Solar Entertainment Corporation
    centerstage2005@gmail.com
    butch.ibanez@solar-entertainment.com
  • World SalesSolar Entertainment Corporation
    butch.ibanez@solar-entertainment.com
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