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A Short Film About the Indio Nacional

2005·Movie
1h 37min
66
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Immersive world, strong craft.

Energy

Calm and low-key

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension6
  • Fast Pace4
  • Spectacle4

Heart

Nostalgic and moving

  • Nostalgia9
  • Pathos8
  • Melancholy7

Humor

Some satire

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Satire & Parody6
  • Dark Humor4
  • Wit & Wordplay2

World

History, society, and politics

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • World Immersion8
  • Dialogue Centrality8
  • Rewatchability7

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Direction7
  • Acting7
  • Narrative Structure7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Editing6
  • Music Composition6

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(or the Prolonged Sorrow of the Filipinos)

What follows is a black-and-white silent film set in the 1890s during the brewing Filipino revolution against Spanish colonialism. A series of tragic and comic sequences tells the Three Ages of an Indio (“common man”) as he progresses from boy bell ringer in a village church to teenage revolutionary to adult theater actor rehearsing a popular Spanish play.
Filipino RevolutionSilent FilmHistorical DramaSocial CommentaryBlack and WhiteColonialismTragedy and ComedyTheaterPatriotism

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66
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66/100 (IMDb 6.5). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is A Short Film About the Indio Nacional rated?

Violence

Content advisories: violence.

How long is A Short Film About the Indio Nacional?

1 h 37 min

A Short Film About the Indio Nacional runs 1 h 37 min.

What language is A Short Film About the Indio Nacional in?

Filipino

It was made in Filipino. Produced in Philippines.