Reef Hunters (1999)
2h
Running Time
December 25, 1999Release Date
Reef Hunters (1999)
2h
Running Time
December 25, 1999Release Date
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Plot.
Fredo is a fisherman who has endured more than his share of hardship in life; his wife and child both perished in a boating accident, and today Fredo approaches each trip to the sea with the angry determination of a man out for revenge.
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Cast & Crew.
Cesar Montano
Fredo
Pen Medina
Dado
Jhong Hilario
Botong
Amy Austria
Susan
Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Director
Ricardo Lee
Writer
Jun Robles Lana
Writer
Jimmy Duavit
Producer
Butch Jimenez
Producer
Nonong Buencamino
Composer
Jess Navarro
Editor
Albert Michael Idioma
Sound
Leo Abaya
Production Design
Rody Lacap
Cinematography
Angie Castrence
Assistant Director
Bona Fajardo
Art Direction
Felipe L. Gozon
Executive Producer
Mannix Mateo
Art Direction
Gilberto M. Duavit
Executive Producer
Menardo R. Jimenez
Executive Producer
Ricardo 'Amy' Santiago
Hair Designer
Jun King Austria
Assistant Director
George Glenn Yumico
Assistant Director
Rebecca Lusterio
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 25, 1999
Original NameMuro-ami
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Genres
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Wiki.
Muro-Ami (transl. Reef Hunters) is a 1999 Filipino adventure drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. 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.The film has won 13 out of 14 nominations in the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival, including Best Picture.