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2 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: A Parody of Dialect. charliekoon 30 January 2009. Familiarity with other Filipino dialects could be advantageous for critics because it helps in gauging the film's sincerity and thoroughness.
Mar 14, 2011 · Yanggaw: Directed by Richard Somes. With Ronnie Lazaro, Tetchie Agbayani, Joel Torre, Aleera Montalla. A young girl develops an unknown infection that causes her to evolve into a horrifying monster.
Mar 31, 2011 · This one is most definitely a horror film… but surprisingly, it could also very well be something else entirely film-wise. It starts in the dingy fetid interior of a rural clinic somewhere in the boondocks of the Philippines where a young girl, Amor, is suffering the ravages of some unknown ailment.
Mar 16, 2011 · Because I enjoy the regional texture of multiple voices speaking on one film, my thanks go out to Philippine critic Richard Bolisay for allowing me to adapt key sections of his Lilok Pelikula...
Oct 23, 2020 · There are not many films in the Ilonggo or Filipino gothic genre — I would file the film, “Yanggaw” by director Richard Somes in that category. It’s perfect viewing for this time of year. It’s not particularly gory or nightmarish, but the story has a very real feel, and beyond being scary, director Richard Somes has come up with ...
May 18, 2017 · “Yanggaw” Film Review. Yanggaw’s simplicity in shots, set up, lighting and the rest of its production design make it an effectively anxiety inducing horror film (Palileo, 2013). The story circles on a woman named Amor who gets a mysterious disease that turns her into a monster (aswang).
Aug 23, 2008 · Aside from being a story about an aswang, Yanggaw is an excellent film that delves into the Filipino family’s psyche. Given the breadth of Filipino blood ties, would you be able to turn your back against your family?
