Amigo (2011)

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Starring: Garret Dillahunt, Chris Cooper, D.J. Qualls, Bembol Roco, Joel Torre, Rio Locsin, Ronnie Lazaro, Dane DeHaan
Director: John Sayles
Studio: Variance Films
Genre: Drama
Rating: R (For some violence and language.)
Running Time: 2 hours 8 minutes
Release Date: August 19, 2011 (Limited)
Official Site: http://www.amigomovie.com/

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Amigo, the 17th feature film from Academy Award-nominated writer-director John Sayles, stars legendary Filipino actor Joel Torre as Rafael, a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer (Chris Cooper) to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael�s brother (Ronnie Lazaro) is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country. A powerful drama of friendship, betrayal, romance and heartbreaking violence, Amigo is a page torn from the untold history of the Philippines, and a mirror of today�s unresolvable conflicts.

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