General Information

Author/Creator

Collins, Michael, director.

Language

English, Spanish.

Subtitles

Hungarian

Published

United States : Syjuco, Marty ; Metzgar, Eric Daniel ; Díaz, Ramona ; Bennett, Steve ; Vicencio, Carmen, 2011.

Physical Description

DVD-ROM (95 min.)

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00004358

Contents/Summary

Summary

As a tropical storm beats down on the Philippine island of Cebu, two sisters – 21-year old Marijoy and 23-year old Jacqueline – leave work and never reach home. That same night, hundreds of miles away in Manila, on a different island, 19-year old Paco Larrañaga is at a party with his friends and classmates. The missing women are Chinese-Filipinos, belonging to one of the poorest classes in Philippino society. Paco, accused with his friends of rape and murder, is part of a prominent mestizo political clan that includes the former president. There is frenzied media coverage of his arrest and trial, and his eventual sentence to death by lethal injection is widely applauded. Reflecting schisms of race, class, and political power at the core of the Philippines' tumultuous democracy, the film introduces families, institutions, and individuals clashing over Paco's future. Their irreconcilable versions of reality and justice play out in a case that puts a stop to a country's use of capital punishment, yet fails to set the accused free.

Subjects

Genre

Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note

Verzio Film Festival Submission

Duration: 01:35:00

Library Special Collection

Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	FL Record 2751	Available	-	-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 2751 (HU_OSA_00004358.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format