Deathrow (film)

Deathrow
Directed by	Joel Lamangan
Produced by	Executive producer Gilberto M. Duavit Philipe L. Gozon Menardo R. Jiminez
Written by	Joel Lamangan Butch Jimenez Ricardo Lee Manny Palo
Starring	Eddie Garcia Cogie Domingo Angelika dela Cruz Jaclyn Jose
Music by	Ryan Cayabyab
Cinematography	Monino Duque
Editing by	Kelly N. Cruz Jess Navarro
Distributed by	GMA Films
Release date(s)	December 25, 2000
Running time	118 min
Country	Philippines
Language	Tagalog / Filipino

Deathrow is GMA Films' entry to the 2000 Metro Manila Film Festival. Directed by Joel Lamangan, starring Cogie Domingo and Eddie Garcia with Jaclyn Jose and Angelika dela Cruz.

Plot

Sonny Corpus (Cogie Domingo), an inhabitant the slums of Manila, frequently hangs out with his friends Celso, Jimmy, and Rodel. Everything changes when Sonny gets involved with a robbery perpetrated by his friends. During the robbery, Jimmy and Rodel are killed, along with an old lady. Although he was not responsible for the deaths, Sonny is convicted and is sentenced to death row. After a harsh introduction to prison life, and unable to cope with decision of the court, he quickly finds his place among the convicts. Mio, a fellow inmate who holds a certain amount of power within the prison hierarchy, attempts to recruit Sonny as a dealer for his cocaine smuggling business, and Sonny hesitantly accepts. Mio's second-in-command, Gabino, attempts to win Sonny's support for a coup he's quietly planning. But when Sonny decides to stand by Mio, Gabino exacts revenge by severely beating Sonny. Later, Sonny is taken in by an inmate named Lolo Sinat (Eddie Garcia), an old gangster who seems to be the most powerful and senior inmate on death row.

Cast

• Eddie Garcia as Lolo Sinat
• Cogie Domingo as Sonny
• Angelika dela Cruz as Isabel
• Jaclyn Jose
• Ace Espinosa
• Janine Desiderio
• Jim Pebanco
• Maureen Mauricio
• Joseph Izon
• Anita Linda
• Richard Quan
• Allan Paule
• Mon Confiado
• Rey Ventura

Media release

The series was released onto DVD-format and VCD-format by GMA Records.

Awards and nominations

2000 Metro Manila Film Festival's 2nd Best Film, Best Actor (Eddie Garcia), Best Production Design (Joey Luna), Best Film Editing (Jess Navarro and Kelly N. Cruz), Best Sound Recording (Albert Michael Idioma and Rudy Gonzales).

Won FAP (Film Academy of the Philippines) Awards for Best Actor (Eddie Garcia), Best Editing (Jess Navarro), Best Production Design (Joey Luna) and Best Supporting Actor (Pen Medina).

Won Gawad Urian Awards for Best Actor (Eddie Garcia), Best Editing (Jess Navarro and Kelly N. Cruz) and Best Sound (Albert Michael Idioma and Rudy Gonzales).

It was given the Prix Du Meilleur Film Engage au Service d’une Cause (Prize for the Best Committed Film Championing a Cause) at the 23rd International Festival of Independent Films in Brussels, Belgium in 2001 for its sensitive yet realistic depiction of the plight of a juvenile delinquent on death row.

It was nominated for Golden Cairo Award in the 2001 Cairo International Film Festival. It was shown and competed in other international film festivals.

It was shown at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival.

External links

• Deathrow at the Internet Movie Database
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• http://www.answers.com/topic/deathrow-film