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.
Video ID: 36
Legacy Video ID: 36
Release Date: July 18, 2006
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Languages: EN_SUBTITLED, TL_NATIVE
Runtime: 1h 27m
Credits
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Writer: Vic Acedillo
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Norwegian Tourist: Annette Aas
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Director: Benji Garcia
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American Tourist: Grant J. Adams
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---: Gina Alajar
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---: Noni Buencamino
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Distributors: Cinemalaya
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Production Companies: Philippine Company of Performing Arts
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Production Companies: Cinemalaya
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Production Design: Aped Santos
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---: Heidi Morata
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---: Jeffrey Japso
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Mountaineer 2: Erwin Navarro
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Fil-Am Tourist: Dave Navarro
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---: A.A. Fernandez
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Mountaineer 1: Bids Dela Cruz
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---: Joe Gruta
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---: Alcris Galura
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Cinematography: Ruben Dela Cruz
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Original Music: Sr. Belinda Salazar
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Production Design: Noel Navarro
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Film Editor: Danny Añonuevo
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---: Chris Pasuran
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---: Paolo O'Hara
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Mountaineer 3: Carmen L. Villaseñor
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---: Ronald Roga
Awards
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2006: (Winner) Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival Best Screenplay
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2006: (Winner) Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival Best Actor
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2006: (Winner) PMPC Star Awards for Movies Best Actor
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2006: (Winner) PMPC Star Awards for Movies Best Director
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2006: (Nominated) PMPC Star Awards for Movies Best Digital Film
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2006: (Winner) PMPC Star Awards for Movies Best Child Actor
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2007: (Nominated) Gawad Urian Award Best Actor
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2007: (Winner) Golden Screen Awards Best Production Design
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2007: (Winner) Golden Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
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2007: (Winner) Golden Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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2008: (Nominated) FAP Awards, Philippines Best Supporting Actor
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2008: (Nominated) FAP Awards, Philippines Best Screenplay
Reviews
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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."