Honor Thy Father

Honor Thy Father (2015)

Edgar's family is caught in a financial ruin after being involved in a Ponzi scheme. With their church's bishop refusing to return their donation, and his daughter subsequently kidnapped, he seeks the aid of his criminally inclined family.

Date of release
2015-09-12
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Director
Erik Matti

Casting

Interesting facts

Honor Thy Father is a 2015 Filipino heist thriller film directed by Erik Matti, from a screenplay written by his wife Michiko Yamamoto. The film revolves around a struggling family who find themselves in a Ponzi scheme. Edgar and Kaye seek to pay their family's debts to Kaye's co-parishioners out of fears that they may hurt their daughter. Edgar schemes with his relatives to rob donations to repay their debts.

Production

The film was directed by Erik Matti. The film's lead actor, John Lloyd Cruz alongside Dondon Monteverde served as executive producers of the film. Agosto Dos Pictures, was originally planned to be co-producer of the film along with Reality Entertainment. The film was originally titled Ponzi.

John Lloyd Cruz was chosen to portray the lead character of the film. The actor shaved his head for the role despite warnings from his big studio handlers that he might lose endorsement contracts, especially for a certain shampoo product.

Originally, Dingdong Dantes was also offered to portray John Lloyd's role but it was the latter that ultimately played the role.

The film was shot in Macabebe, Pampanga, Baguio and nearby towns. About 16 hours of shooting was spent inside the mines of Camp 6 along Kennon Road.

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