Trap (2015 film)

Trap
Film poster
Directed byBrillante Mendoza
Written byHoneylyn Joy Alipio[1]
Produced byLarry I. Castillo[1]
Starring
CinematographyOdyssey Flores[1]
Edited byDiego Marx Dobles[1]
Music byDiwa de Leon[1]
Production
company
Centerstage Productions[1]
Release dates
  • May 19, 2015 (2015-05-19) (Cannes)
  • September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16) (Philippines)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Filipino
  • English
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Trap (Tagalog: Taklub) is a 2015 Filipino drama film directed by Brillante Mendoza and starring Nora Aunor, Julio Diaz, Lou Veloso and Aaron Rivera. Taklub centers on the survivors in the aftermath of the Super Typhoon Haiyan that devastated the central part of the Philippines, especially Tacloban, Leyte and how they picked up their lives a year after the typhoon. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] At Cannes it won a commendation awarded by the Ecumenical Jury.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Tsui, Clarence (May 19, 2015). "'Taklub' : Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Complement to the Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Screenings Guide". Festival de Cannes. May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Cannes Ecumenical Jury Prize 2015 awarded to 'Mia Madre' by Nanni Moretti". Protestant Federation of France. May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.