Kisapmata (1981)
December 25, 1981Release Date

Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Charo Santos-Concio
Mila Carandang / Producer

Jay Ilagan
Noel Manalansan

Vic Silayan
Sgt. Carandang

Charito Solis
Adelina Carandang

Ruben Rustia
Peping Manalasan

Juan Rodrigo
Ernie

Aida Carmona
Onyang

Cora Alforja
Cynthia

Dindo Angeles
Mario

Mely Mallari
Diomy

Edwin O'Hara
Pulis 1

Mandy Bustamante
Pulis 2

Monette Alfon
Landlady

Teresita R. Sanchez
Dra. Trinidad

Cesar Hernando
Production Design

Simon C. Ongpin
Producer

Lorrie Ilustre
Original Music Composer

Mike de Leon
Director / Screenplay

Rody Lacap
Director of Photography

Rolando S. Atienza
Executive Producer

Jess Navarro
Editor

Gloria Diesta
Makeup Artist

Nick Joaquin
Story

Lea Locsin
Art Direction

Ding Achacoso
Assistant Director

Jessie Sto. Domingo
Special Effects

Raquel Villavicencio
Screenplay

Clodualdo del Mundo Jr.
Screenplay

Ramon Reyes
Sound Designer
Media.










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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Kisapmata (Filipino for "in the blink of an eye") is a 1981 Philippine psychological horror film directed by Mike de Leon from a screenplay he co-wrote with Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. and Raquel Villavicencio. It stars Vic Silayan, Charo Santos, Jay Ilagan, and Charito Solis. The plot was inspired by the crime reportage "The House on Zapote Street" written by Nick Joaquin. The piece chronicles the events leading to the highly publicized familicide committed by Pablo Cabading, a retired policeman.
Considered as a pioneer of psychological horror film genre in the Philippines, its subject matter and themes, especially drawn inspirations and parallels from true crime stories, marked the first major treatment of incest in Philippine cinema, while its message has been viewed as a commentary against the patriarchy and the regime of then-President Ferdinand Marcos.
The film premiered at the 7th Metro Manila Film Festival. Despite receiving controversy upon release, the film received critical acclaim, establishing de Leon as one of the great directors of the new generation of Filipino filmmakers. The film won ten awards from the festival, including Best Film, and was subsequently screened at the 35th Cannes Film Festival during the Directors' Fortnight, alongside de Leon's Batch '81.
Often regarded one of the greatest Filipino films ever made in retrospective years, the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Filipino Film Critics) included Kisapmata in their list of Ten Best Films of the Decade and was voted the 3rd best Filipino film of all time (behind Manila in the Claws of Light and Himala, respectively) in a 2013 poll organized by Pinoy Rebyu. In 2020, the film was digitally restored with a subsequent theatrical screening at the 34th Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna, Italy.
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