About This Film
Plot: Award-winning Batad, is a fun, heartwarming and captivating story of a boy obsessed with owning a pair of everyday trekking boots. While his father fights to preserve the endangered rice terraces in the adjoining village, he labors in the city selling produce to ...
Ratings: Unrated
Genres: Drama
Country: Philippines Languages: English , Tagalog
Credits:
Writer
Vic Acedillo
Norwegian Tourist
Annette Aas
Director
Benji Garcia
and 23 others.
Runtime: 87 min
Awards: (Nominated) FAP Awards, Philippines ... and 11 others.
Plot
Award-winning Batad, is a fun, heartwarming and captivating story of a boy obsessed with owning a pair of everyday trekking boots. While his father fights to preserve the endangered rice terraces in the adjoining village, he labors in the city selling produce to support his family. Exposed to city life, the boy decides to escape his rural culture and win the heart of the girl he loves by proving he has the wherewithal to obtain a pair of trekking boots. Batad won Best Screenplay at the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival and Best Actor for Alcris Galura's magnificent portrayal of a boy who wants more from life than what his small village can offer. Batad takes us to a world far from our cosmopolitan lives and reminds us that material obsessions will never replace honor, loyalty and tradition.
Reception
Awards:
(Nominated)FAP Awards, Philippines Best Supporting Actor,
(Nominated)Gawad Urian Award Best Actor,
(Winner)Golden Screen Awards Best Production Design,
(Nominated)FAP Awards, Philippines Best Screenplay,
(Winner)Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival Best Screenplay,
(Winner)Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival Best Actor,
(Winner)PMPC Star Awards for Movies Best Actor,
(Winner)PMPC Star Awards for Movies Best Director,
(Nominated)PMPC Star Awards for Movies Best Digital Film,
(Winner)PMPC Star Awards for Movies Best Child Actor,
(Winner)Golden Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role,
(Winner)Golden Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Reviews:
Metro (5.0) ""The film is beautiful to look at with its stunning images of the verdant rice
terraces, and Alcris Galura's strong performance as Ag-Ap is the driving force of
this exotic yet familiar tale.""
Trailers and Artwork
Key Art:
Languages: Tagalog, English(subtitles)
Quotes and Credits
Credits
Writer Vic Acedillo
Norwegian Tourist Annette Aas
Director Benji Garcia
--- Noni Buencamino
American Tourist Grant J. Adams
--- Gina Alajar
Distributors Cinemalaya
Production Companies Philippine Company of Performing Arts
Production Companies Cinemalaya
Production Design Aped Santos
--- Heidi Morata
--- Jeffrey Japso
Mountaineer 2 Erwin Navarro
Fil-Am Tourist Dave Navarro
--- A.A. Fernandez
Mountaineer 1 Bids Dela Cruz
--- Joe Gruta
--- Alcris Galura
Cinematography Ruben Dela Cruz
Original Music Sr. Belinda Salazar
Production Design Noel Navarro
Film Editor Danny Añonuevo
--- Chris Pasuran
--- Paolo O'Hara
Mountaineer 3 Carmen L. Villaseñor
--- Ronald Roga
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