Jaguar (1979)
- Directed by
- Lino Brocka
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Philippines
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- R-13
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man in Manila gets hired as a bodyguard for a wealthy businessman. He becomes entangled in a violent world of crime and class conflict that leads to tragedy.
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What happens
Jaguar is a 1979 Filipino neo noir crime film directed by Lino Brocka from a story and screenplay written by Jose F. Lacaba and Ricky Lee. It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. The story is based on the real-life "Brown Derby Shooting" incident in 1960 as documented by Quijano de Manila in the article "The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society", later republished in the non-fiction crime anthology, Reportage on Crime (1977). The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Filipino film to compete in the main competition of the festival. It won Best Picture and Best Director at the 1980 FAMAS Awards. It also won five Gawad Urian Awards, including Best Picture and Best Direction. Anita Linda was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Urian Awards. A 4K restoration of the film premiered at the 16th Lumière Festival in October 2024 in Lyon, France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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