Amigo is reportedly the first film ever made about the little-known Philippine-American War. But it is not quite a war masterpiece like Platoon, Apocalypse Now, or Saving Private Ryan because of its below-average production budget—$1.2 million, according to the Internet Movie Database. Amigo is created by the writer-editor-director John Sayles who is acknowledged as one of the godfathers of independent cinema according to Spot.ph.The fictional story happened in the year 1900 when US just bought the Philippines from Spain. Filipino rebels are everywhere the archipelago ready to sacrifice their lives for independence. Rafael Dacanay (Joel Torre), is the town’s Kapitan del Barrio who is torn between helping the US aides trying to establish a garrison in his town and his brother who is a rebel not going to let another invader of his homeland happen again.
Amigo will be shown in US theaters August 19th, 2011. It is currently showing in five theaters - Glorietta4, TriNoma, Robinson's Ermita/Galleria and SM Bacoor. To read the complete movie review by Spot.ph please click here.
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