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

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)

Trailer

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