Ang Panday (2017)

Directed by

Coco Martin

Genre

Christmas film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

2h 08m

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A blacksmith forges a magical sword and becomes a superhero to fight evil forces. The film is based on a Filipino comic book character and was released as part of a Christmas film festival.

heroicaction-packedfantasticalnostalgicfast-paceddramaticfestivematinee-style

What happens

Carlo J. Caparas' Ang Panday (lit. 'The Blacksmith') is a 2017 Filipino superhero fantasy action film based on the eponymous comic book character created by Carlo J. Caparas along with his co-creator Steve Gan. Serving as the seventh installment of the Panday series, the film is co-written, directed and produced by Coco Martin, who also stars in the title role. The film serves as an official entry to the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, and marks Martin's directorial debut under his real name, Rodel Nacianceno.[1] The film received mixed to positive reviews but it was box office success along with Gandarrapiddo: The Revenger Squad and it was the first and only time to have 2 co-productions between Star Cinema and Viva Films movies released at the same time during MMFF. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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