Baler (film)
| Baler | |
|---|---|
| File:Baler film.jpeg | |
| Directed by | Mark Meily |
| Written by | Roy C. Iglesias |
| Starring | Anne Curtis Jericho Rosales Phillip Salvador |
Release date | December 25, 2008 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Languages | Tagalog Filipino Spanish |
| Budget | PHP52,000,000[citation needed] |
| Box office | PHP35,800,000[citation needed] |
Baler is a 2008 drama film and the official entry of VIVA Films in the 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival, starring Anne Curtis and Jericho Rosales in their first period movie together. Its first screening was on December 25, 2008, simultaneously with the rest of the 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival film entries.
Plot
In 1898, a band of Spanish soldiers heroically defended Baler (which was not yet the capital municipality of Aurora until 1951) against Filipino forces for 337 long and grueling days. The battle, now referred to as the Siege of Baler, is the setting of a forbidden love between a Mestizo soldier (Jericho Rosales) and a Filipina lass (Anne Curtis) who lived at the end of the 19th century.
Release
Baler has been available on original CD and DVD since March 17, 2009.
Baler had a special screening at the 2nd San Joaquin International Film Festival, on May 19, 2009 in Stockton, California.
Cast
- Anne Curtis - Feliza Reyes
- Jericho Rosales - Celso Resurreccion
- Phillip Salvador - Daniel Reyes
- Andrew Schimmer - Lt. Jose Mota
- Baron Geisler - Capt. Enrique Fossi de las Morenas
- Ryan Eigenmann - 2nd Lt. Saturnino Martin Cerezo
- Carlo Aquino - Gabriel Reyes
- Nikki Bacolod - Luming
- Mark Bautista- Lope
- Jeremiah Rosales- Jaime Caldenay
- Lindley Lumantas - Ilong
- Joel Torre-Commandante Teodorico Luna Novicio
- Alvin Anson- Catalan
- Mark Lagang - Alom
- Michael de Mesa - Fr. Candido Gomez Carreno
- Rio Locsin - Azon Reyes
- John Richards - American Captain
- Johnny Solomon- Emilio Aguinaldo
- DJ Durano - Pablo/Ambo
- Leo Martinez - Col. Calixto Villacorte
- Bernard Palanca - Lt. Juan Alonzo Zayas
- Miguel Gonzales - Celso Reyes Resurrecion Jr.
- Jao Mapa - Mauro
- Mikel Campos - Flag Bearer
- Spyke Perez
- Vince Edwards
- Billy Ray Afable
- Alan Perez
- Allen Dizon - Lt. Col. Simon Tecson (uncredited)
Awards
2008 Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines
| Category | Awarded to: |
| Best Picture | |
| Best Festival Actress | Anne Curtis |
| Best Supporting Actor | Phillip Salvador |
| Best Festival Director | Mark Meily |
| Best Festival Screenplay | Roy Iglesias |
| Best Festival Cinematography | |
| Best Festival Production Design | |
| Best Festival Editor | Danny Anonuevo |
| Gender Sensitive Award | |
| Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award |
2009 Gawad Genio Awards
| Category | Awarded to: |
| Best Film | VIVA Films |
| Best Film Director | Mark Meily |
| Best Film Cinematograper | Lee Meily |
| Best Film Editor | Danny Annonuevo |
| Best Film Production Designer | Aped Santos |
| Best Film Screenwriter | Roy Iglesias |
| Best Film Sound Engineer | Ditoy Aguila |
| Best Film Soundtrack | Ngayon, Bukas at Kailanman |
| Best Film Story | Roy Iglesias |
| Outstanding Genio Awardee | VIVA Films |
