Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo

Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo (2014)

The revolution is not yet finished

The true story of Andres Bonifacio, a man who rose as a leader in the fight against the Spanish oppressors, and would gain the enmity of even those fighting for the same cause.

Date of release
2014-12-25
TMDB
8.2 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
History, Drama
Director
Enzo Williams

Casting

Interesting facts

Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo is a 2014 Philippine historical action drama film centering on the life of Katipunan revolutionary Andres Bonifacio. It was an official entry to the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival.

Production

Philippians Productions is the studio responsible for the conception of Bonifacio. Enzo Williams, a Los Angeles City College graduate was the director for the film. Williams was aided by cinematographer Carlo Mendoza, production designer Roy Lachica, musical scorer Von de Guzman, and stunt director Sonny Sison who has worked for Hollywood. Producers are Rina Navarro and Eduardo Rocha.

According to Williams, he did six months of research before working on the film.

The film was entirely shot with an Arri Alexa camera with anamorphic lenses and a complete ArriRaw post-production workflow, and was edited using processes which are also used in major Hollywood movies such as Gravity and Iron Man 3. Bonifacio is the first film in the Philippines to use the technology.

Robin Padilla, who usually does his own fight choreography, entrusted himself to the production staff's hired choreographer.

Williams supervised the work of the location managers to locate a suitable location for a scene during the shooting of the film. The production staff resorts to a building sets if a suitable location for a certain scene satisfying Williams' standards can not be found. The fort of El Polvorín, the Aguinaldo Shrine and the house of the La Liga Filipina meetings were among those recreated as sets.

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