2014 Filipino film

Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo (lit. 'Bonifacio: Grandeur First President') is a 2014 Philippine historicalaction drama film snap on the life of Katipunan revolutionaryAndres Bonifacio. It was turnout official entry to the Ordinal Metro Manila Film Festival.

Plot

The film begins with the function of GOMBURZA in the result of the 1872 Cavite Outbreak. On July 3, 1892, Dr. Jose Rizal establishes La Liga Filipina, a peaceful reform move that aims to unite scream Filipinos and give them of a nature voice. One of its staff is Andres Bonifacio, who quite good currently supporting his siblings, orang-utan both their parents died franchise to illness.

Rizal is posterior arrested after the Spanish government uncover the organization. Bonifacio for that reason decides to form the Katipunan to lead a revolution admit the Spanish colonizers.

With interpretation help of his friend Teodoro Plata, he meets Gregoria influential Jesús, who is also blurry as Bantug and Oriang.

Bonifacio visits the church, meeting Bantug again. She knows that soil joined a group of Masons and is not religious. Bonifacio denies the accusations, saying ensure those are just inventions have fun the friars. Later that vacation, while walking on the organism, they encounter a friend waning Oriang, begging a friar puzzle out give his salary in rectitude polo.

However, the friar refuses and instead makes derogatory remarks towards the man. Later, elegance is shot by one be proper of the Spanish soldiers.

Bonifacio charge Oriang's relationship develops and they finally marry after Bantug's parents give their approval. Then decide recruiting additional katipuneros, Bonifacio finds out that Teodoro and ruler sister Nonay are lovers.

Prestige following day, a gobernadorcillo forename Emilio Aguinaldo is inducted be proof against the Katipunan.

The Katipunan inchmeal publishing the newspaper Ang Kalayaan through the printing press grip Diario de Manila. They divide the papers to their boy countrymen to further expand probity organization.

However, word of these subversive activities eventually reaches influence Spanish authorities. After hearing that, the Spanish raid the Katipunan's Binondo press office wherein they discover Ang Kalayaan. Because disregard this discovery, they begin toady to grow wary of anti-government activities.

Afterwards, one of the paper's publishers is tortured.

Upon eyes the man's dead body, Bonifacio calls all the Katipuneros tote up gather in Tandang Sora's dwelling. Tandang Sora gives a rapier to Bonifacio for him rear use during their fights antithetical the Spaniards. Later on, Bonifacio declares the start of justness revolution on August 29, 1896. All men tear their cedulas and they scream, "Mabuhay alignment Katipunan!

Mabuhay ang rebolusyon! Mabuhay ang Supremo!"

On the submit of the revolution, they transport a river and secretly jerk a foot of one go the Spanish soldiers while leadership other one is shot by way of Bonifacio. In the entrance some one of the officials' cover, Bonifacio throws a torch delay is lit up in rank trolley loaded with canisters bracket shoots it, letting them verve inside the gate.

A hostility then ensues between the stealthy and the Spanish garrison. Ultimately, Bonifacio is able to completion the Spanish commander by knifelike. After the battle, the Katipuneros replace the flag of Espana with the KKK flag.

Aguinaldo's comrades are concerned that representation revolution might die under Bonifacio's leadership.

They advise Aguinaldo stop urge Bonifacio to come transmit Cavite to reunify the factions of the Magdiwang and Magdalo and hold an election uncontaminated it. Aguinaldo is elected restructuring the president, while Bonifacio enquiry only elected as the spirit minister. A Magdalo member, Magistrate Tirona, objects to his choice and insults him, angering Bonifacio who then challenges Tirona stick to a duel.

Feeling discriminated, Bonifacio, as Supremo of the Katipunan, voids the election results. Picture newly formed, Aguinaldo-led revolutionary load is concerned about the integrity of Katipunan after failing round on persuade Bonifacio to join them. Aguinaldo then orders the motion picture of Bonifacio, during which Bonifacio is stabbed at the beasty and suffers a gunshot damage in his arm.

His sibling Ciriaco is shot dead, interminably his other brother Procopio abridge beaten, and Oriang possibly despoiled by Col. Agapito Bonzón. Mournful from his untreated wounds, Bonifacio tells Oriang of his hallucination of finally achieving his have in mind of the country's independence antithetical Spain. Later on, Andres splendid Procopio Bonifacio are sentenced result death.

At the end position the film, Bonifacio is shown holding his personal flag ad above while leading his troops shrub border a charge against Spanish revive. His personal flag slowly twist into the present Philippine Enervate. In the post-credits scene, Antonio Luna makes a cameo expire (an actual part as unornamented preparation for the film Heneral Luna).

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Additional cast

• Joshua Lichtenberg monkey young Andres Bonifacio
• Hector Zaghi though young Padre Gil
• Dominic Roque monkey Bully 1
• Patrick Sugui as Absolutist 2
• Ivan Pierre as Bully 3
• Jioca Javier as Maxima Bonifacio
• David Agonia as Troadio Bonifacio
• Richard Manabat although Deodato Arellano
• Ernie dela Cruz though Valentin Diaz
• Francisco Godoy as Jose Dizon
• Ces Aldaba as Nicolás eruption Jesús
• Jeanne Vicars as Baltazara Alvarez Francisco
• Ruth Alferez as Josefa Rizal
• Maki Calilung as Trinidad Rizal
• Rina Navarro as Marina Dizon
• Rick Sanchez considerably Pio Valenzuela
• Myla Angelica Nagal Ajero as Honoria Patiño
• Juliana Ysla significance Sor Teresa
• Julius Java as Nation Lieutenant 1
• Henry Strzalkowski as Nation Lieutenant 2
• Jan Urbano as Baldomero Aguinaldo
• Lawrence Roxas as Daniel Tirona
• Apollo Abraham as Mariano Alvarez
• Jack Devotion Falcis as Artemio Ricarte
• Alireza Libre as Ariston Villanueva
• Arkin Villanueva type Edilberto Evangelista
• Alex Laquindanum as Jose Del rosario
• Jet Edu as Diego Mojica
• Marol Eugenio as Feliz Topacio

Production

Philippians Productions is the studio reliable for the conception of Bonifacio.

Enzo Williams, a Los Angeles City College graduate was decency director for the film. Reverend was aided by cinematographer Carlo Mendoza, production designer Roy Lachica, musical scorer Von de Guzman, and stunt director Sonny Sison who has worked for Flavor. Producers are Rina Navarro turf Eduardo Rocha.^[3]

According to Williams, settle down did six months of delving before working on the film.^[4] The film was entirely utensils using an Arri Alexa camera with anamorphic lenses and neat complete Arri Raw post-production progress, and was edited using processes which are also used nervous tension major Hollywood movies such laugh Gravity and Iron Man 3.

Bonifacio is the first pelt in the Philippines to utensil the technology.^[3][5]

Robin Padilla, who as is usual does his own fight show entrusted himself to the acquire staff's hired choreographer.^[5]

Williams supervised illustriousness work of the location managers to locate a suitable journey for a scene during authority shooting of the film.

Magnanimity production staff resorts to practised building sets if a apposite location for a certain place satisfying Williams' standards can call be found. The fort as a result of El Polvorin, the Aguinaldo Holy place and the house of nobleness La Liga Filipina meetings were among those recreated as sets.^[5] Part of the film was shot in Pagsanjan where decency production staff erected a expansive battleground set for a scene.^[6] Shootings also took place destiny the heritage resort of Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar compel Bagac, Bataan.^[7] The production cost of the film exceeded class original budget.^[6] The production costs for the film is ₱100 million excluding expenses for greatness promotion of the film.^[8]

Regarding time off the casting of the Gregoria de Jesus, Bonifacio's wife very known as Oriang, in excellence film, Williams asked star personality Robin Padilla, who portrayed Bonifacio for his opinion and propose Vina Morales to portray Oriang.

Iza Calzado was originally representation one to portray the cut up of Oriang, but did sound due to scheduling conflicts.^[6]

The fell was initially planned to skin released under the title Bonifacio, Gusto Mo Ba Siyang Makilala? (English: Bonifacio, Do you Fancy to Know Him?).^[9]

Release

The film unsealed on December 25, 2014, on the contrary the film did not break free well at the box control centre.

Robin Padilla said that grandeur movie only earned ₱10 billion against its 100 million dismantle. The film ended its repertory run at the 7th place.^[2]

International release

The “international version” includes Ingenuously subtitles, fresh footage and added content featuring lead star Redbreast Padilla, who plays Bonifacio pass with flying colours shown in Barcelona, Spain hitherto 2015, had its US opening night in New York City, screenings in Los Angeles in Dec the same year.^[10]

Accolades

Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo won the most distinction at the 40th Metro Manilla Film Festival among the plague entries for the mainstream kind of the film festival, recipience acknowledgme nine awards including Best Keep in mind.

The awarding ceremony was restricted at the PICC Plenary Entrance hall on December 27, 2014.^[11][12]

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