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  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Truly Indie
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Truly Indie
  • 1 h 20 m
Cavite

Summary In the town of Cavite, Philippines, people will do just about anything to survive. This is the harsh reality for many Filipinos living in a poverty stricken nation. Adam, an American citizen visiting his home country for his father's funeral, soon realizes this when he arrives at the Philippines Airport and receives a phone call from an...

Directed By: Neill Dela Llana, Ian Gamazon

Written By: Neill Dela Llana, Ian Gamazon

  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Truly Indie
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Truly Indie
  • 1 h 20 m

Cavite

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
64
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Summary In the town of Cavite, Philippines, people will do just about anything to survive. This is the harsh reality for many Filipinos living in a poverty stricken nation. Adam, an American citizen visiting his home country for his father's funeral, soon realizes this when he arrives at the Philippines Airport and receives a phone call from an...

Directed By: Neill Dela Llana, Ian Gamazon

Written By: Neill Dela Llana, Ian Gamazon

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
64
76% Positive
13 Reviews
18% Mixed
3 Reviews
6% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
64
76% Positive
13 Reviews
18% Mixed
3 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review

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89
Cavite isn't a horror film, per se – its nightmarish sense of unreality is thoroughly grounded in the geopolitical here and now – but the emotions it conjures from the audience can be traced straight back to Shockers 101.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
80
Cavite is such a shrewd melding of form and content that any seeming contradictions and shortcomings end up working to the film's advantage.
By Dennis Lim FULL REVIEW
75
A thrilling and scary ride.
By Bill White FULL REVIEW
70
A dark, riveting thriller.
By Kevin Crust FULL REVIEW
70
For a guerrilla-style, no-budget Yank indie to even tackle issues of jihad terror and naive Western thinking is noteworthy in itself, but Gamazon and Dela Llana inflame the issues with a gutsy, athletic filmmaking package that shows what can be done with a minimum of tools.
By Robert Koehler FULL REVIEW
50
Though the movie, made for $7,000, can claim the romantic mantle of "guerrilla filmmaking," its herky-jerky camcorder style, jump-cut editing and sustained takes soon wear out their welcome. And dramatically, it's not always convincing.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW
25
The only rational explanation for how an abysmal no-budget film like Cavite could get released theatrically is that its makers, co-writer/directors Ian Gamazon and Neill Dela Llana, have come up with a from-the-headlines hook too big to deny.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Gorilla Films
Release Date May 26, 2006
Duration 1 h 20 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Deliver unspeakable terror or lose everyone you love...
Website http://www.cavitemovie.com
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Awards

Woodstock Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hawaii International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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