Raider Platoon

Raider Platoon
Raider Platoon
Directed by	Francis "Jhun" Posadas
Starring	Jess Lapid Jr.; Philip Gamboa;
Cinematography	Zosimo Corpus; Edmund Cupcupin;
Edited by	Monico Conrado
Production; company	Ticar Films
Release date	July 7, 1988;
Country	Philippines

Raider Platoon is a 1988 Filipino action film directed by Francis "Jhun" Posadas^[1] and starring Jess Lapid Jr., Philip Gamboa, Amanda Amores, Lezette Cordero, and Ernie Ortega. Produced by Ticar Films, it is about a group of Filipino marines who face off against Moro outlaws on an island in Mindanao. The film was released in theaters on July 7, 1988.

Critic Lav Diaz gave Raider Platoon a negative review, criticizing its shallow depiction of soldiers and its wasted opportunity to take advantage of available resources given by the military.

^ Diaz, Lav (July 13, 1988). "Mga tanong ng sundalo" [Questions of the soldier]. Manila Standard (in Filipino). Standard Publications, Inc. p. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[MSDiaz-1] Diaz, Lav (July 13, 1988). "Mga tanong ng sundalo" [Questions of the soldier]. Manila Standard (in Filipino). Standard Publications, Inc. p. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

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