Saranggola

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Saranggola
Saranggola 1999.jpg
Film poster
Directed byGil Portes
Written by
  • Butch Dalisay
  • Gil Portes
Produced byMarco M. Capistrano
Starring
Edited byTara Illenberger
Music by
Production
companies
  • GMA Films
  • Teamwork Productions
Distributed byGMA Films
Release date
  • June 23, 1999 (1999-06-23)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Saranggola (international title: The Kite) is a 1999 Filipino drama film directed by Gil Portes. It stars Ricky Davao, Lester Llansang and Jennifer Sevilla. It is a chilling morality tale, showing murder and corruption through the eyes of a child.[1][2][3]

Plot[]

Though widowed, ex-cop, Homer, (Ricky Davao) is a kindly father to his ten-year-old son, Rex (Lester Llansang). He is considered to be something of a bully in the poor Manila neighborhood where he lives. After mistaking a child retrieving a snarled kite for a burglar, Homer kills the boy and then hurriedly tries to cover up his error. Unbeknownst to his dad, Rex witnessed the event, too. As the two separately wrestle with their consciences, the neighbors find out and chaos soon ensues.

Cast[]

  • Ricky Davao as Homer Agustines
  • Lester Llansang as Rex Agustines
  • Jennifer Sevilla as Anita
  • Mark Gil as Jack Lumauig
  • Sining Blanco as Enye Bumanlag
  • Daryl Reyes as Tonton Bumanlag
  • Connie Chua as Tonton's Mother
  • Nanding Josef as Tonton's Father
  • Roy Alvarez as Cong. Ventura
  • RR Herrera as Leo Ventura
  • Aleth dela Cruz as Aling Karing
  • Diding Andres as Pacing
  • Nonong Talbo as Mang Kadyo
  • Mar Gachitorena as Senior Cop
  • Tess Orias as Ms. Rojo

Awards and nominations[]

The film won several awards at the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival including: Best Picture, Best Actor (Ricky Davao), Best Original Story, Best Screenplay (Gil Portes and Butch Dalisay) and Best Theme Song.[4] It was also nominated for the Golden St. George at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.[5] Ricky Davao was also hailed as Best Actor at the 1999 Cinemanila International Film Festival for this film.

In 2000, the film won the FAMAS Best Child Actor Award (Lester Llansang) and was nominated for four more awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Ricky Davao)) at the FAMAS Awards. It also won the Gawad Urian Award for Best Actor (Ricky Davao) and was nominated for 5 more awards at the 2000 Gawad Urian Awards. In the same year it won the Original Screenplay of the Year (Gil Portes and Butch Dalisay) and the Actor of the Year (Ricky Davao) and was nominated for 3 more awards at the Star Awards for Movies.

The film was also the Philippines' official entry to: the Academy Awards (Oscars); the 2000 , where it was nominated for Best International Film and Best Performance in an International Film (Lester Llansang); the 2000 ; and other international film festivals.

References[]

  1. ^ Eusebio, Aaron (November 17, 2020). "GMA at 2020 PPP: Saranggola". GMA News. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Lyons, Charles (December 9, 1999). "Quantum leaps at 'Kite' rights". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Saranggola". Pelikula. UP College of Mass Communication Foundation. 2 (1): 61. 2000. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Chua, ZB (May 26, 2017). "Movie director Gil Portes, 71". BusinessWorld. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "21st Moscow International Film Festival (1999)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-23.

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