1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines (2016)

Original title

1898. Los últimos de Filipinas

Directed by

Salvador Calvo

Genre

drama film, war film, historical film

Country

Spain

Runtime

2h 09m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 176 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1898, a group of Spanish soldiers are stationed in a church in the Philippines during a siege by local revolutionaries. They hold out for nearly a year, isolated from the outside world and facing dwindling supplies.

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What happens

1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines (Spanish: 1898, Los últimos de Filipinas) is a 2016 Spanish war drama film directed by Salvador Calvo. The film depicts the Siege of Baler from 1898 to 1899, where 54 Spanish soldiers defended themselves in the San Luis Obispo de Tolosa church against Philippine revolutionaries. It was shortlisted as one of the three films to be selected as the potential Spanish submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. However, it was not selected, with Summer 1993 being selected as the Spanish entry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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