Slingshot (2007)
Overview
A tribute to the real potential of digital cinema, Slingshot is a slum epic on steroids. It weaves stories left and right into a shocking tableau about life for the lowest of the low in the Philippines poorest and most crime-ridden districts. National elections are coming up so in the usual attempt to appear “tough-on-crime”, The Big Boys have been sent into crack down on the the local squatters, thieves and miscreants who litter the film like broken bottle. And since no sweep is ever a clean sweep, the cops brutal shock-force tactics quickly ripple outwards with jagged repurcussions.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | tl |
| Popularity | 1.054 |
Directed By
Brillante Ma Mendoza
Crew
Ralston Jover
Brillante Ma Mendoza
Ditoy Aguila
Gary Tria
Julius Villanueva
Charliebebs Gohetia
Harley Alcasid
Teresa Barrozo
Jeffrey dela Cruz
Deans Habal
Brillante Ma Mendoza
Junel Valencia
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