Reef Hunters (1999)
Muro-ami
After losing his family at sea, Fredo, a fisherman, seeks revenge by plundering the depths of the ocean. He commands a brutal muro-ami divers, pushing them to the brink as survival demands the sacrifice of innocence.
- Date of release
- 1999-12-25
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama
- Director
- Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Casting
- Cesar Montano — Fredo
- Pen Medina — Dado
- Jhong Hilario — Botong
- Amy Austria — Susan
- Rebecca Lusterio — Kalbo
- Jerome Sales — Filemon
- Teodoro Penaranda Jr. — Tabugok
- Walter Pacatang — Tibo
- Ranilo Boquil — Kokoy
- Cris Vertido — Folk Healer
- Gigi Agustin — Aurora
- Erwin Sevilla — Dante
Interesting facts
Muro-Ami is a 1999 Filipino adventure drama film co-produced and directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya and written by Ricky Lee and Jun Lana from the director's original story concept. It stars Cesar Montano as Fredo, a ruthless captain of 150 muro-ami divers, who employ illegal fishing practices, such as pounding and crushing corals to scare fish, driving them towards the nets. It depicts one of the worst forms of child labor in the illegal fishing system.
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