2010
Center Stage Productions
1 h 26 m

2010
Center Stage Productions
1 h 26 m

Summary One of the most prolific and acclaimed directors of the Philippine New Wave, Brillante Mendoza has created another virtuoso exploration of the volatile Manila slums. The camerawork in this verité portrait of petty thieves and hustlers is fluid, sweeping, and seemingly untethered, as frantic as the overcrowded shacks and ditches it captur...

Directed By: Brillante Mendoza

Written By: Ralston Jover

2010
Center Stage Productions
1 h 26 m

2010
Center Stage Productions
1 h 26 m

Slingshot

Name: Slingshot
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2010-07-23
Duration: 1 min 26 s
Rating: 64
Cast: Jiro Manio, Coco Martin, Kristoffer King, Nathan Lopez, Harold Montano

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Brillante Mendoza

Written By: Ralston Jover

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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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The New York Times

Portrayed entirely without sentiment, everyone here is equally abject, from the crushed victim of a human stampede to the starving baby playing in its own feces. The mood of scrambling desperation can be exhausting, but the filmmaking is never less than exhilarating.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Though one misses cinematographer Oydssey Flores's camerawork that played such an important role on the three subsequent films--at once more chaotic and more expressive than the digital shooting here--Mendoza's look at the illicit activity of a group of marginal Filipinos is no less feverishly absorbing.

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Boxoffice Magazine

Tirador ’s frenetic style and locale will remind many viewers of Fernando Meirelles’ much-admired City of God.

By John P. McCarthy FULL REVIEW

Time Out

One can maintain the energy and patience for donnybrooks and general insanity only so long.

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Variety

Supplies no end of shock, but an underdeveloped emotional core keeps the viewer at arm's length.

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Production Company Center Stage Productions, Rollingball Entertainment, Ignite Media

Release Date Jul 23, 2010

Duration 1 h 26 m

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Awards

Gawad Urian Awards

• 5 Wins & 9 Nominations

Golden Screen Awards, Philippines

• 4 Nominations

Singapore International Film Festival

• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations

Slingshot

Top Cast

Jiro Manio

Odie

Coco Martin

Caloy

Kristoffer King

Rex

Nathan Lopez

Leo

Harold Montano

Rod

Angela Ruiz

Tess

Benjie Filomeno

Elmo

Enrico Villa

Chairman

Aleera Montalla

Alona

Jean Andrews

Karen

Russel Laxamana

Kumare

Jaclyn Jose

Zeny

Julio Diaz

Diego

Simon Ibarra

Caloy's Father

Mark Dionisio

Pulis

Armando A. Reyes

Tagasa

Rigo Ramirez

Kagawad

Lucky Mercado

Oslek

Pusa Milanez

Pusa

Ezra Munoz

Kulot

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