Kinatay

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 drug dealer.

Kinatay
Film poster
Directed byBrillante Mendoza
Written byArmando Lao
Produced by
  • Didier Costet
  • Ferdinand Lapuz
StarringCoco Martin
CinematographyOdyssey Flores
Edited byKats Serraon
Music byTeresa Barrozo
Production
companies
  • Centerstage Productions
  • SWIFT Productions
Distributed by
  • Nettai Museum (Japan)
  • Équation Distribution (France)
  • Film1 Sundance Channel (Netherlands)
Release dates
  • 17 May 2009 (2009-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 23 September 2009 (2009-09-23) (Philippines)
Running time
105 minutes
Countries
LanguageFilipino

The film premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Best Director Award, the first Filipino film to do so, although the film was notorious for being critically panned by critics including Roger Ebert. The film was included in the 2009 Cinemalaya Film Festival.

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