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Alpha Kappa Omega Batch '81 (also known as Batch '81 or ΑΚΩ 81) is a 1982 Filipino psychological drama film directed by Mike de Leon, with a screenplay by de Leon, Clodualdo del Mundo, Jr., and Raquel Villavicencio.
Nov 18, 1982 · Batch '81: Directed by Mike De Leon. With Mark Gil, Sandy Andolong, Ward Luarca, Noel Trinidad. The lives of seven neophytes as they strive to enter a Greek letter fraternity through a difficult hazing process. The entire experience is seen through the eyes of Sid Lucero, one of the neophytes.
Batch '81 (1982) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Oct 7, 2019 · The characters in the film are stripped off of their dignity and humanity, while they are humiliated and torture by somewhat sadistic masters, which could be reflected on the Martial Law era.
“Batch 81” is an outstanding film whose comments and raw approach has allowed it to stand the test time, in a title that can be appreciated by fans of both cult and arthouse cinema, in a combination that seems to be inherent to Mike De Leon and of Filipino cinema of the 70s and 80s.
Sid Lucero, a 26-year old pre-Med student is an aspiring neophyte of the Alpha Kappa Omega fraternity. Over a six-month initiation period, he and six other neophytes are subjected to severe physical and psychological torture in and outside the fraternity house.
Mike de Leon’s 1982 masterpiece, Batch '81 starts off innocently enough: Sid Lucero is a freshman at a university in the Philippines. Like any ordinary student in a school-related movie, he goes to class late, even gets chewed out by the teacher, that is until Lucero decides to join the Alpha Kappa Omega fraternity, one of the most ...
