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A Short Film About the Indio Nacional

20051h 37mRaya Martin

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"(or the Prolonged Sorrow of the Filipinos)"

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.

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What is A Short Film About the Indio Nacional (2005) about?

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.

Who stars in A Short Film About the Indio Nacional?

A Short Film About the Indio Nacional stars Lemuel Galman, Mark Joshua Maclang, Russell Ongkeko, Bodjie Pascua, Suzette Velasco. The film was directed by Raya Martin.

How long is A Short Film About the Indio Nacional?

A Short Film About the Indio Nacional has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2005.

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