Banal

Banal (2008)

Cris and Jason are two policemen with two opposite personalities and philosophies-Cris is the epitome of the rare, near-extinct breed of honest cops while Jason is the basurero, the legman/front man who does the dirty work of his district's high officials.

Data di uscita
2008-01-01
Durata
1 h 50 min
Generi
Dramma, Azione
Regista
Cesar Apolinario

Cast

Curiosità

Banal (transl. Holy) is a 2008 Philippine action thriller film directed by Cesar Apolinario.

Production

Banal is a work under Comguild Production Co. with Cesar Apolinario as its director and Ina Alegre as its producer. Banal was produced as a digital film. This film marks the directorial debut for Apolinario who is better known for being a news reporter for GMA News and Public Affairs.

The film's script was made by Cris Lim deriving from an original story by Mac Cruz. Banal was inspired from the Bojinka plot of 1995, specifically the plan to assassinate Pope John Paul II. In the film, the friendship of the two police protagonists were put to the test during the papal visit. The film was originally meant to be produced as an independent film.

Filming for Banal took 12 days. The production team worked with members of the Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) of the Philippine National Police with the cast members undergoing training the actual police unit undergoes.

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