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Clash
Inspired by true events, Clash tells the story of Richard and Raymond, two teenage brothers on opposite sides of a gang war. Richard is the leader of the “Bagong Buwan” (“New Moon”) while Raymond is just being inducted into “Batang Dilim” (“Children of the Night”), a rival gang led by charming solvent boy, Tomas. Complications arise at a deadly midnight “engkwentro” (clash), when Tomas gives Raymond the task of killing his older brother.
In the last decade, over 814 people have been killed by “death squads” allegedly sponsored by local governments in the Philippines. Many of the victims are minors – supposed gang members, petty criminals, drug dealers, and street children. The Philippine government denies the existence of these vigilantes, and given the continuing inadequacy of our justice system, many Filipinos seem to accept the need for such brutality in approaching the nation’s crime problem. The issue is rarely talked about in the Philippines. With Clash, we want to discuss it on an international level. (Pepe Diokno)
- Felix Roco - Richard
- Daniel Medrana - Raymond
- Zyrus Desamparado - Tomas
- Celso Ad Castillo - Bürgermeister Danilo Dularte Suarez
- Eda Nolan - Jenny-Jane
- Moises Magisa - Vater
- Bayang Barrios - Mutter
- Pepe Diokno
- Emman Pascual
- Mark Laccay
- Orlean Tan
- Ralph Crisostomo
- Miko Araneta
- Leeroy New
- Leeroy New
Shoreline Entertainment
