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1h 26m 2007

Brief Synopsis

The unpredictability an harsh reality of the streets of Manila. Plain-clothes police wield automatic weapons through the narrow laneways as they ransack homes, break in on couples during intimate moments and herd dozens of people out into the open. Only some of them are guilty. But in this neighborh

Film Details

Also Known As
Tirador
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2007

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 26m

Synopsis

The unpredictability an harsh reality of the streets of Manila. Plain-clothes police wield automatic weapons through the narrow laneways as they ransack homes, break in on couples during intimate moments and herd dozens of people out into the open. Only some of them are guilty. But in this neighborhood, stealing puts food on the table.

Film Details

Also Known As
Tirador
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2007

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 26m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Caligari Film Prize at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival.

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States 2008

Released in United States December 2007

Released in United States Fall October 23, 2008

Released in United States February 2008

Released in United States October 2007

Released in United States September 2007

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Forum) February 7-17, 2008.

Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Cinema of Asia) December 9-16, 2007.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (A Window on Asian Cinema) October 4-12, 2007.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 6-15, 2007.

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 27-October 12, 2007.)

Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.)

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 27-October 12, 2007.

Released in United States February 2008 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Forum) February 7-17, 2008.)

Released in United States September 2007 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 6-15, 2007.)

Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (A Window on Asian Cinema) October 4-12, 2007.)

Released in United States Fall October 23, 2008

Released in United States December 2007 (Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Cinema of Asia) December 9-16, 2007. )