The Woman in the Septic Tank (2011)

Original title

Ang Babae sa Septic Tank

Directed by

Marlon N. Rivera

Genre

comedy film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three aspiring filmmakers in the Philippines plan to make a movie that will win international awards. They come up with a cynical story about poverty and tragedy to appeal to foreign judges.

satiricalmetadarkly comicironicself-awarefast-pacedcynicalentertaining

What happens

The Woman in the Septic Tank (Filipino: Ang babae sa septic tank) is a 2011 Philippine satirical black comedy film directed by Marlon Rivera, written by Chris Martinez, and starring JM De Guzman, Kean Cipriano, Cai Cortez and Eugene Domingo. The film follows three aspiring filmmakers who set out to make a film for the sole purpose of receiving international recognition and awards. The Woman in the Septic Tank was submitted as the Philippines' official entry for the 2011 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film, and was an entry for the 2011 Cinemalaya Festival. It was produced by Martinez-Rivera Films and Quantum Films. The film was released on August 3, 2011, by Star Cinema and grossed 38.4 million pesos and was the highest grossing Filipino independent film at the time until it was surpassed in 2015 by That Thing Called Tadhana. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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