Batang PX (1997)
- Directed by
- José Javier Reyes
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Philippines
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rating
- 8.2 of 10 from 5 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 Filipino boy deals with the aftermath of his American father abandoning the family. The film focuses on the effects of domestic violence and the struggles of children left behind by U.S. servicemen.
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What happens
Batang PX (English: Fil-American Kid) is a 1997 Filipino drama film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes. The film stars Patrick Garcia and Zsa Zsa Padilla, and it tackles domestic violence and the Filipino-American children whose American fathers abandoned them after the withdrawal of the American forces from the country in November 1992. It also stars Edu Manzano, Nida Blanca, Anna Larrucea, Piolo Pascual (in his cinematic debut), and Cherry Pie Picache. A co-production between Star Cinema and Available Light Productions, the film was theatrically released on May 7, 1997, and it earned several awards and nominations from different award-giving bodies and was also responsible for bringing Patrick Garcia to stardom. In 2017, the film was digitally restored and remastered by the joint effort and cooperation of ABS-CBN Film Restoration and Central Digital Lab. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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