Kinatay

Kinatay
Film poster
Directed byBrillante Mendoza
Written byArmando Lao
Produced by
  • Didier Costet
  • Ferdinand Lapuz
[1]
StarringCoco Martin
CinematographyOdyssey Flores[1]
Edited byKats Serraon[1]
Music byTeresa Barrozo[1]
Production
companies
  • Centerstage Productions
  • SWIFT Productions
[1]
Distributed by
  • Nettai Museum (Japan)
  • Équation Distribution (France)
  • Film1 Sundance Channel (Netherlands)
Release dates
  • 17 May 2009 (2009-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 23 September 2009 (2009-09-23) (Philippines)
Running time
105 minutes
Countries
LanguageFilipino

Kinatay (transl. Butchered or English: The Execution of P)[2][3] is a 2009 thriller film directed by Brillante Mendoza and written by Armando Lao. The story is centered on a criminology student (Coco Martin) who accidentally joins a syndicate to make enough money for his family, and gets involved in murder and dismembering of an erring drug dealer.

The film premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Best Director Award,[4] the first Filipino film to do so, although the film was notorious for being critically panned by critics including Roger Ebert.[3] The film was included in the 2009 Cinemalaya Film Festival.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Kinatay (2009)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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  3. ^ a b Agoncillo, Jodee (28 May 2009). "Arroyo cites Kinatay director for winning Cannes 2009 award". GMA News. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Kinatay". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.