TEXAS PREMIERE

A startling debut executive produced by world-renowned Jia Zhangke, director Rafael Manuel’s unsettling survey of a golf course in Manila’s outskirts is both engrossing and insidious. Seventeen-year-old tee girl Isabel's peace is interrupted in what seems like paradise. A true feast for the eyes with gorgeously lush landscapes complementary to its fantastical vibe. FILIPIÑANA is a slow-burning swing at capitalism that won the World Cinema Dramatic Jury Award for Creative Vision at Sundance this year. - Tony Nguyen, Feature Film Programmer

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DIRECTOR/WRITER: Rafael Manuel

PRODUCERS: Film4, Pōtocol, Epicmedia, Alex Polunin

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jia Zhang-Ke, Farhana Bhula, Jossette C. Atayde, Maria Sophia Atayde-Marudo, Anthony C. Isais, Grace Mariel M. Isais, Sebastian Raeuber and Francine Raeuber

CAST: Jorrybell Agoto, Carmen Castellanos, Teroy Guzman, Carlitos Siguion-Reyna, Nour Hooshmand, Isabel Sicat

LENGTH: 1 hour 39 minutes

LANGUAGES:  Filipino, English, Ilokano with English subtitles

COUNTRY: Singapore / United Kingdom / Philippines / France / Netherlands

GENRE: Narrative Feature