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Nov 30, 2015 · One of the most expensive and highest-grossing Filipino films of all time, “Heneral Luna” is a rousing, warts-and-all portrait of Gen. Antonio Luna, the brilliant and brusque strategist whose...
Aug 31, 2015 · Heneral Luna, the film, appears to have been a massive hit as it graced the screens in 2015. It still does to this day. Read our review here.
Oct 12, 2015 · Paying tribute to a heroic military commander spearheading the Philippine struggle for nationhood at the end of the 19th century, Heneral Luna is a sturdy, stirring if perhaps sometimes...
Oct 29, 2015 · A patriotic biopic that veers toward propaganda, “Heneral Luna” is about Antonio Luna, who in the late 1800s led the Philippine Revolutionary Army during the Philippine-American War.
Sep 10, 2015 · Jerrold Tarog’s Heneral Luna provides that essential middle ground. It is a film that is crafted with just enough meticulousness a reasonable budget can afford but does not pander to common but...
Apr 14, 2023 · Towards the end of the 19th century, Spanish colonial rule over the Philippines came to an end and the country gained its independence on June 12. Unwilling to face humiliation, Spain secretly sells the archipelago to the victorious Americans for $20 million during the Treaty of Paris.
Sep 14, 2015 · Heneral Luna, directed by Jerrold Tarog and starring John Arcilla, is about General Antonio Luna’s attempts to lead an often-fractured early version of the Philippine Army against a superior American force.
Lunacy and treachery are the secret ingredients of Heneral Luna, a cinematic masterpiece from Filipino director Jerrold Tarog and the Philippines’ official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.
Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review ChiChi Ham "Heneral Luna tells us a more detailed account of the life of one of the revolutionary heroes...
A hagiographic, testosterone-driven war film heavy on macho posturing, gunfire and explosions, bodies falling, and a stoic hero at the center of it all. Full Review | Oct 27, 2015. Rotten...
