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Release Year2008
Runtime1h 26m
LanguageTagalog
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Drama
Votes12
DirectorBrillante Ma Mendoza
WritersRalston Jover
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.4 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsSlingshot
About Slingshot
A tribute to the real potential of digital cinema, Slingshot is a slum epic on steroids. It weaves stories left and right into a shocking tableau about life for the lowest of the low in the Philippines poorest and most crime-ridden districts. National elections are coming up so in the usual attempt to appear “tough-on-crime”, The Big Boys have been sent into crack down on the the local squatters, thieves and miscreants who litter the film like broken bottle. And since no sweep is ever a clean sweep, the cops brutal shock-force tactics quickly ripple outwards with jagged repurcussions.
Directed by Brillante Ma Mendoza, Slingshot leans on a strong ensemble — Jiro Manio, Coco Martin, Kristoffer King — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 2008.
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