Synopse
DOCUMENTARY In his war on drugs, the Philippine crypto-dictator Duterte has turned the streets of Manila into a battlefield, setting his death squads on the people that elected him. An aswang is a demonic figure in Philippine mythology, a shape-shifting blood-sucker not unlike a vampire. Hordes of such creatures roam the streets of the capital murdering in the name of the fight against drugs and crime. Aswang follows the stories of people caught in the spiral of violence: journalists who report on the murders, undertakers who don’t know what to do with the bodies and street children who seek refuge in cemeteries.
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ALYX AYN ARUMPAC is an independent Philippine producer and documentary filmmaker. She studied in Belgium, Hungary and Portugal, as well as at the University of the Philippines. Aswang is her full-length film debut as director.
Info
Original Title: Aswang
International Title: Aswang
Category: Documentary feature
Section: Veto!
Version & Subtitles: Filipino OV with English subtitles
Director & Screenplay: Alyx Ayn Arumpac
Cast/Protagonists: Giancarlo Abrahan (Narration), Anne Fabini (Narration), Ciriaco Santiago III, Orly Fernandez, Vincent Go, Ezra Acayan, J.S., C.P., C.S.
Production country: Germany, Norway, Qatar, Denmark, France, Philippines
Year of Production: 2019
Length: 85 min
Producer: Gerhard Meixner, Armi Rae Cacanindin, Alyx Ayn Arumpac
Production company: Cinematografica Films
Cinematography: Tanya Haurylchyk, Alyx Ayn Arumpac
Sound: John Michael Perez, Mikko Quizon
Editor: Anne Fabini, Fatima Bianchi
Music: Teresa Barrozo
World Sales: Niklas Teng, Laura Elizabeth Ruiz, Level K
