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Kinatay (transl. Butchered or English: The Execution of P) 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 ...
Mendoza is the first Filipino filmmaker to receive the Best Director award for his film Kinatay at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. His 2009 film Lola won the award for Best Film at the 6th Dubai International Film Festival .
Brillante Mendoza is a Philippine director and producer. He is the first Filipino to receive the Best Director award at Cannes for his film Kinatay in 2009. He is also the only Filipino to receive France's "Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres" (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) in 2014.
Jan 9, 2020 · Yes, we Cannes: Brilliante Mendoza on winning best director in Cannes | Inside The Cinema. Direk Brilliante Mendoza wins best director for the film ‘Kinatay’. He describes to Boy Abunda this...
Jul 31, 2009 · Kinatay follows a day in the life of police cadet Peping (the director's muse Coco Martin) who, as the film opens, drops off his seven-month-old son with an aunt and rides off to city hall to get married to his girlfriend Cecille (Mercedes Cabral).
Sep 18, 2009 · The awarding of Cannes’ best director prize to Mendoza surprised most critics at the festival.
May 25, 2009 · The Filipino director of Kinatay ( The Execution of P) was able to beat renowned filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino ( Inglourious Basterds )and Ang Lee ( Taking Woodstock) under the same category. Mendoza is the first Filipino to win Best Director at Cannes for a full-length film.
Philippino director Brillante Mendoza makes his bid for the top prize at the Cannes film festival on Sunday with his latest work "Kinatay". Excerpts from film.
May 28, 2009 · MANILA, Philippines — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo lauded on Thursday 62nd Cannes Film Festival best director award winner Brillante “Dante" Mendoza for his movie Kinatay. “Being the first Filipino to have won such an award obviously makes Director Mendoza one of the best filmmakers of our time," the president ...
Sep 23, 2009 · A young man tries to make some money so he can marry his girlfriend. He takes a job for $2,000 and then soon realizes that this job involves killing a woman. Brillante MA Mendoza. Director.
