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In the Claws of a Century Wanting

2017120 minPG
Awardee
Best Feature-length Documentary
Festival Film Dokumenter
2018

Synopsis

This film tells a story of four families who live in Manila’s busiest seaport. Everyday they witness and hear the noise of machines passing by, with people from different nations come and go to their country. As time goes, expansion happens and panic starts to rise in the harsh day-to-day environment.

Credits

Details

  • Original TitleSa Palad ng Dantaong Kulang
  • Country of ProductionPhilippines
  • Spoken LanguagesFilipino
  • SubtitleEnglish
  • ColorColor
  • Production HouseCinema is Incomplete
  • Awards2019 - Best Film & Best Cinematography - Young Critics Circle Awards Philippines
    2019 - Best Documentary - Gawad Urian Awards Philippines
  • Previous Festival2017 - Busan International Film Festival
    2018 - DOK Leipzig
    2018 - Festival Film Dokumenter
    2019 - Hong Kong International Film Festival
    2019 - Young Critics Circle Awards Philippines
    2019 - Gawad Urian Awards Philippines

Festival records

Edition | Program
  • 2018Feature-Length Competition
  • StatusBest Feature-length Documentary (2018)
  • Under the same program: Feature-Length Competition

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