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Mood:
- DisturbingRoughTenseBleak
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Plot:
- Criminal HeroesGangJuvenile DelinquencyUninhibited RivalryVigilantismViolence SpreeSocial DecayUrban Ghetto Life more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeignCrime
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- The PhilippinesUrban Ghetto
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Audience:
- Boys' Night
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Praise:
- Prestigious AwardsVenice Festival Winner
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Strong Violent Content
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Engkwentro, 2009
Filipino, Tagalog
Philippines
Profile of Engkwentro
The mood of Engkwentro is disturbing, tense, and rough. The plot centers around juvenile delinquency, social decay, and life in an urban ghetto. It is a drama, foreign, and crime movie. In approach, Engkwentro is serious and realistic. The setting is The Philippines. It happens in contemporary times. Engkwentro is known for being a Venice Festival winner. It is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that it includes strong violent content.
Summary of Engkwentro
Richard and Raymond are two teenage brothers on opposite sides of a gang war. Richard is the leader of his gang, “Bagong Buwan” (New Moon), while Raymond is just being inducted into “Batang Dilim” (Children of the Night), a rival gang led by charming solvent boy, Tomas. Complications arise at a deadly midnight “engkwentro” (clash), when Tomas gives Raymond the task of killing his older brother. Meanwhile, the City Death Squad lurks the streets. This real-life vigilante group is allegedly backed by the omnipresent city mayor, Danilo Dularte Suarez, and responsible for many unsolved murders of teen gangsters. Today, they are hunting down Richard. Will they take the younger brother, too?
Details
| Language: | Filipino, Tagalog |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Runtime: | 60 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jo
as Mayor Danilo Suarez
as Tomas
as Hitman
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