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Muro-Ami (transl. Reef Hunters) is a 1999 Filipino adventure drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. It stars Cesar Montano as Fredo, a ruthless captain of 150 muro-ami divers, who employ illegal fishing practices, such as pounding and crushing corals to scare fish, driving them towards the nets.
Dec 29, 1999 · Muro-ami: Directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. With Cesar Montano, Pen Medina, Jhong Hilario, Amy Austria. Fredo (Cesar Montano) is a fisherman who has endured more than his share of hardship in life: his wife and child both perished in a boating accident, and today Fredo approaches each trip to the sea with the angry determination of a ...
Feb 22, 2010 · Not only did filmfest jury like the Philippines’ entry, Muro-Ami (The Reef Hunters). The Abaya film was also the Benodet public’s choice as Best Film.
Overview. Fredo is a fisherman who has endured more than his share of hardship in life; his wife and child both perished in a boating accident, and today Fredo approaches each trip to the sea with the angry determination of a man out for revenge.
Megastar Cesar Montano is Freda, a reef diver haunted by an old grudge with the sea. Recruiting over 200 free divers-most of them children-he sets about the grueling but time-honored practice of diving, pounding the coral reef with rocks and driving fish into massive nets.
Muro-Ami ( transl. Reef Hunters) is a 1999 Filipino adventure drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. It stars Cesar Montano as Fredo, a ruthless captain of 150 muro-ami divers, who employ illegal fishing practices, such as pounding and crushing corals to scare fish, driving them towards the nets.
Legendary reef fisherman Fredo leads a crew of poor children on a mission to catch fish before Christmas. Ruling over his ship with an iron hand, Fredo's troubled mind and failing body parallel the destruction of the Philippine's coral reefs.
