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Director: Mario O'Hara
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
One-time Lino Brocka protégé O'Hara is not shy of traditional melodrama, still the lifeblood of most Filipino cinema, but Demons fits no established genre template. Part social history, part ghost horror story, part romance, part quasi-Marxist parable, it has no obvious antecedent except parts of Night of the Hunter. Set on Negros Island, the action spans nearly 20 years in the lives of Nena (De Leon), daughter of a fish-farmer, and Jose (Alano), the son of casual labourers. As they move through puberty and try to bridge the class gap, the island is riven by terrorist actions and military reprisals (echoing assassinations and political turmoil in faraway Manila), giving new meaning to the local mythology of jungle demons. O'Hara balances the narrative between drama and elegy, between occasionally shocking images and the poetry of Amado Hernandez and Florentino Collantes. Often wonderful.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Mario O'Hara
Producer: Lily Monteverde, Joey Gosiengfiao, Allan Santos
Cast: Hilda Koronel, Leo Rabago, Anita Linda, Matet De Leon, Alex Alano, Mike Magat, Lucita Soriano full cast
Genre(s): Horror
Duration: 102 mins
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