Behn Cervantes

Behn Cervantes

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Behn Cervantes

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Barako
100 years after the defeat of the local troops under Gen. Miguel Malvar in the Philippine-American War, the people of a Batangueño town would have lost its character typified by the Tagalog term "barako", meaning brave or courageous. Much worse, they have become subservient to their corrupt leaders who have been taking advantage of their ignorance and poverty. But they are slowly swayed to a new liberal direction by a small coffee club called "barakuhan" whose organizers see in it a reawakening of their native courage.
The Son of Brocka
It is about a group of investigative journalists from a sub-par TV station who accidentally scores a scoop that a 21-year-old boy is looking around for his identity… he claims to be the son of the late director Lino Brocka, a known gay filmmaker.
Alas-dose
Carlos Alejo
After a drug lord is apprehended by the police, a syndicate does everything in its power to get him out of jail, since he has money that should be divided among the members, so a general's grandson is kidnapped to facilitate his release.
Masikip, Masakit, Mahapdi
Director
Masikip, masakit, mahapdi: Directed by Behn Cervantes. With Jaclyn Jose, Julio Diaz, Joel Torre, Rita Avila.
Lino: His Art and Life
Self
A documentary TV special on the life of Lino Brocka, released in 1998 for Pinoy Blockbuster Original.
Martial Law
Himself
"Batas Militar" is a definitive documentary about martial law under the dictatorship of former President Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines.
Private Wars
Father
The filmmaker goes in search of his father, a former guerilla soldier who had walked out of the family a decade ago, and in the process discovers new things about himself, his family and the national legacy of war.
Memories of Old Manila
A historian travels through time from the swampland that one day turned into the squalor that it has become in contemporary time.
The Madonna and the Dragon
Mindanao
Exposé of two news photographers covering the People's Revolution in the Philippines.
When I Fall In Love
Tales of young, romantic love intertwine and reflect both the idealism and the naivete of youth.
Exploitation
Aguila
Basilio
Daniel Aguila's son recounts memories of the Philippines as he searches for his father.
Bomba Star
Leo Ventura
A story about Estelita a young girl who dreams of becoming a movie star like her idol Stella Fuego. In the course of Estelita's rise to stardom, she gets entangled in the corruption of show business and makes enemies along the way.
The Tenants
Director
It proceeds to document the stages of sugar production once in the mill then shifts to the unrest outside where a sakada was shot to death by one of the hacienda's guards. A sakada is a farmer who works in a sugarcane field, harvesting it during the months of October to December.