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Bayan Ko: Kapit Sa Patalim |
A worker nicknamed Turing finds himself in a quandary when the printing press where he is hired as a casual is hit by a strike. As his wife badly needs medication after getting pregnant, he is forced to sign a waiver inhibiting him from joining any mass action in exchange for a wage advance from his employer. Left with no choice, he turns scab and is ostracized by his friends and colleagues. At the hospital where the wife undergoes treatment, she would not be released until all the bills have been fully paid. The situation further heads for the worse when the firm is finally shut down. Turing opts for a desperate move.
Kapit Sa Patalim, which is in keeping with Brocka's social realist series, tells the story of a printing press worker who holds his employer's family hostage and is killed in the ensuing polic rescue operations. Considered one of the most significant films of the `80s.
Best Picture for 1984, British Film Institute; Best Picture, 4th Annual Awards, Film Academy of the Philippines; Official entry, Competition Section, 1984 Cannes International Film Festival (France); Official Philippine Entry for Best Foreign-Language Film Category, 1985 Oscar Awards (USA); Chosen as One of the Best Films for the 1980s, Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino
Direction: Lino Brocka
Screenplay: Jose F. Lacaba
Cinematography: Conrado Baltazar
Editing: George Jarlego, Robert Yujuico and Hero Reyes
Sound: Pierre Rissient
Production Design: Joey Luna
Music: Jess Santiago
Cast:
Phillip Salvador
Gina Alajar
Ariosto Reyes, Jr.
Raoul Aragonn
Paquito Diaz
Rez Cortez
Mona Lisa
Lucita Soriano
Venchito Galvez
Bey Vito
Nomer Son
Lorli Villanueva
Carmi Martin
Claudia Zobel
Jose Taruc
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