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Ultimo: Different Ways of Killing a National Hero

2008·Movie
1h 25min
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Striking style, low-key.

Energy

Calm and low-key

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension5
  • Violence4
  • Adrenaline3

Heart

Melancholic and moving

  • Melancholy8
  • Pathos7
  • Nostalgia7

Humor

Some satire

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Satire & Parody6
  • Absurdist Humor3
  • Dark Humor3

World

History, society, and politics

  • World Immersion7
  • Ambiguity7
  • Novelty7

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Non-linear Narrative8
  • Direction7
  • Complexity7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Music Composition7
  • Visual Stylization7

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AdultsSolo WatchThought-Provoking

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A tribute-cum-reformulation-in-film of Philippine National Hero Jose Rizal's poem "Mi Ultimo Adios," Khavn's "Ultimo: Different Ways of Killing a National Hero" explores identity and nationhood as viewed through the lens of a truly post-colonial individual. Ultimo is a 90-minute black-and-white silent film, with scenes from the director's meanderings in La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) interspersed with lines from Rizal's poem, which was written a day before the hero's execution in 1896. Waiting, ambivalence, and re-membering —themes usually tackled in literature and criticism— are investigated through a series of images: the mundane elevated to the affective through a sensibility that does not shy away from pushing the boundaries of art. This version is scored by a post-kundiman duet of guitar and banduria.
Philippine HistoryJose RizalNational HeroExperimental FilmSilent FilmPost-Colonial IdentityArtistic ReinterpretationBlack and WhitePoetry Adaptation

Crew

Directed by:
Khavn
Written by:
Khavn
Produced by:
Khavn

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How long is Ultimo: Different Ways of Killing a National Hero?

1 h 25 min

Ultimo: Different Ways of Killing a National Hero runs 1 h 25 min.

Is Ultimo: Different Ways of Killing a National Hero based on a true story?

Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.

What language is Ultimo: Different Ways of Killing a National Hero in?

EnglishFilipino

It was made in English, with some Filipino.