Oscar nominated writerdirector john sayles steers this poignant period drama, set in turnofthecentury philippines, that examines the u. The film is set in a late19thcentury filipino village and pays very. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the john saylesdirected movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at moviefone want. Its a drama and history movie with an average rotten tomatoes critics score of 60% and an. The dimwitted alterio, married to the ambitious goya toledo, is a wealthy executive, diego martin is a womanizer who lives still with his mother and lozano is a parking attendant. Amigo, a new film by john sayles, is set in the philippines around 1900, when. By peter suderman special to the washington times thursday, september 1, 2011 john sayles amigo is a war movie that doesnt take sides except against war itself. Amigo, the 17th feature film from academy awardnominated writerdirector john sayles, stars.
John sayles masterly directs this movie about a barrio in the philippines occupied by american troops in early. Amigo 2010 watch on daring docs, popcornflix, and streaming. Amigo is available to stream on daring docs and popcornflix. The simplicity of the film s title, like most of sayles naming conventions, hides a much deeper meaning than its translation. Although john sayless new film, amigo, is set in what seems to be a remote time and place a hamlet called san isidro, in the philippines, around 1900 it bridges the. Ver amigos intocables 2011 online latino hd pelisplus. Amigo is combustible filmmaking, something that stays with you long after the final credits. Hanna is a firstrate thriller about the drawbacks of home schooling. John sayles in amigo 2010 garret dillahunt in amigo 2010 chris cooper in amigo 2010 yul. Streaming shark night il lago del terrore 2011 film completo in italiano. Starring chris cooper and garret dillahunt raising hope. In an entertainment universe of escapism and short attention spans, amigo is a rousing antidote and a. Amigo is a small, interesting little lowbudget film that benefits from beautiful photography and sayles wellpaced direction.
Alia shawkat in the oranges 2011 jeffrey mowery in the oranges 2011 alia. Oscar nominated writerdirector john sayles steers this poignant period drama. Amigo, the 17th feature film from academy awardnominated writerdirector john sayles, stars legendary filipino actor joel torre as rafael. Shark night il lago del terrore 2011 film completo in. Directed by neil burger and written by jon hartmere, the upside is based on the hit 2011 french film. Amigo, from writerdirector john sayles, stars legendary filipino actor joel torre as rafael, a village. Watch amigo 2011 full movie free streaming online tubi. The film brings us back to the turn of the previous century, 1900, when spain just ceded the philippines to the usa. For its two hour running time, it breezes by and remains. There is something to be said for the economy in john sayles movie titles. In amigo by veteran director john sayles, attempts to show all sides of a multi dimensional conflict that was the philippineamerican war. Amigo, the 17th feature film from academy awardnominated writerdirector john sayles, stars legendary filipino actor joel torre as rafael, a village mayor caught in.
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