Season of the Devil

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Season of the Devil
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TagalogAng Panahon ng Halimaw
Directed byLav Diaz
Written byLav Diaz
Produced by
  • Bianca Balbuena
  • Lav Diaz
  • Quark Henares
  • Bradley Liew
StarringPiolo Pascual
CinematographyLarry Manda
Edited byLav Diaz
Music byLav Diaz
Production
companies
Release dates
  • 20 February 2018 (2018-02-20) (Berlinale)
  • 28 May 2018 (2018-05-28) (Philippines)
Running time
234 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Season of the Devil (Filipino: Ang Panahon ng Halimaw)[1] is a 2018 Filipino musical film directed by Lav Diaz. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[2][1] It won the Grand Jury Prize for Film in the 2019 Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards.[3] The film has a running time of 234 minutes.[4]

Plot[]

Lorena (Shaina Magdayao) is a young doctor who opens a clinic for the poor in a remote Philippine village in the late 1970s. The village is controlled and terrorized by uniformed armed men, which the prologue of the film identifies as members of the Martial Law era Civilian Home Defense Forces.[5]

Lorena disappears without a trace, prompting her husband Hugo (Piolo Pascual), an activist, poet, and teacher, to come looking for her. Hugo comes to the village and comes face to face with a community "shattered by despotism and violence."

Cast[]

Main cast[]

Supporting cast[]

Reception[]

Critical reception[]

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on nine reviews, and an average rating of 7.7/10.[6]

Variety praised the director for remaining "emphatically his own artist, whether to exhilarating or punishing effect," saying the movie has some "raw, stirring interludes." It however thought that Diaz's editing weakened the film's impact, saying "it’s hard not to wonder what finer rhythmic and tonal variations another editor… might have brought to the table this time."[4]

The Hollywood Reporter called the film a "seething critique about the Philippines’ current trigger-happy president in the form of a 'rock opera.'"[7]

Accolades[]

Season of the Devil won best film in the Gems section of 58th Festival Internacional de Cine Cartagena de Indias held in Colombia in March 2018.[5]

The film led the 2019 FAMAS Awards with the most number of nominations, including nods for best picture and best director, and four for best supporting actress for Shaina Magdayao, Bituin Escalante, Pinky Amador, and Hazel Orencio.[8] It won the award for best sound for sound designer Corinne de San Jose and was given the Grand Jury Prize for Film, an honor it shared with Whammy Alazaren's Never Tear Us Apart.[9]

See also[]

  • List of films about martial law in the Philippines
  • Civilian Home Defense Forces

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Press Releases: 68th Berlinale". 22 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Berlin Film Festival Fleshes Out Competition Lineup". Variety. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ^ Chua, Zsarlene B. (29 April 2019). "Rom-com Hypothalamus is big winner at FAMAS awards". Business World. Retrieved 1 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b Lodge, Guy (21 February 2018). "Berlin Film Review: 'Season of the Devil'". Variety. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b Guerrero, Kaye (11 April 2018). "Lav Diaz rants against "Duterte, Trump...motherf****rs"". PEP. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Season of the Devil (Ang Panahon ng Halimaw) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ Tsui, Clarence (20 February 2018). "'Season of the Devil' ('Ang Panahon ng Halimaw'): Film Review | Berlin 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Lav Diaz' Halimaw leads FAMAS race with 9 nods". Business World. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "FULL LIST: Winners of the 2019 FAMAS Awards". Rappler. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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