A confused and angry farm boy brought up under the strict and seemingly unforgiving guidance of an exacting and domineering father gains initiation to both romance and heroism during the Philippine Revolution of 1896.
Derived from Ceres Alabado's novelette, Kangkong: 1896, the period drama intertwines the account of the first days of Katipunan and the love story of an angry young revolutionary and a lovely rural maiden who is the embodiment of the turn-of the-century conservatism. Historical figures such as Andres Bonifacio, Gregoria de Jesus, Emilo Jacinto, Tandang Sora are implicated in the narrative that ennobles as much as entertains.
Official Selection-Gatimpalang Raha Sulayman for Best Picture, 1997 Manila Film Festival; Best Story, Best Song, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Arevalo, Best Supporting Actress for Daria Ramirez, Best Child Actor for Marco Ballesteros-1997 Manila Film Festival; Best Screenplay-1998 Annual Awards, Film Academy of the Philippines; Centennial Gawad Karangalan-1998 Annual Awards, Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences
Direction and Screenplay (based on Ceres Alabado's novelette, "Kangkong 1896"): Jose Mari Avellana
Cinematography: Ricardo Remias
Editing: Dante Nava
Sound: Noel Bruan and Nestor Mutia
Production Design: Manny Samaniego
Music: Irwin Cafugauan
Cast:
Romnick Sarmenta
Beth Tamayo
Robert Arevalo
Daria Ramirez
Perla Bautista
Ronnie Z. Lazaro
Lawrence David
Alvin Anson
Rustica Carpio
Marco Ballesteros
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