Virgin Forest (1985)
The day they raped the virgin...
A story set in the Philippine Republic in the 1900s where a lass, a Spanish mestizo, and a fisherman are caught up by Macabebe soldiers who are trying to capture Emilio Aguinaldo.
- Date of release
- 1985-01-22
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- Genres
- War, Drama, Action, History
- Director
- Peque Gallaga
Casting
- Sarsi Emmanuelle — Chayong
- Miguel Rodriguez — Alfonsito
- Abel Jurado — Alipio
- Arbie Antonio — Lt. Col. Dalmacio
- Jed Arboleda — Fonseca
- Bruce Fanger — Gallagher
- Robert Zwanziger — Snyder
- Ama Quiambao — Nana Isay
- Peque Gallaga — Kamaggay
- Roy Lachica — Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo
- Pen Medina — Macabebe Scout
- Turko Cervantes — Macabebe Scout
Interesting facts
Virgin Forest is a 1985 Filipino war drama directed by Peque Gallaga from a story developed by T.E. Pagaspas, with Rosauro Q. Dela Cruz solely adapted the concept into a screenplay. A self-described B-movie, it stars Sarsi Emmanuel, Chayong, a barrio lass of Chinese ancestry; Miguel Rodriguez as Alfonsito, a Filipino-Spanish ilustrado; and Abel Jurado as Alipio, the lover of Sarsi's character. It also stars Leo Martinez, Ama Quiambao, Bruce Fanger, and Bob Zwanziger.
Production
Virgin Forest is director Brillante Mendoza's first film production, working as the production designer under the name Dante Mendoza.
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