Kisapmata (1981)
December 25, 1981Release Date
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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
Lorrie Ilustre
Original Music Composer
Jess Navarro
Editor
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Kisapmata (Filipino for "in the blink of an eye") is a 1981 Filipino psychological horror film directed by Mike de Leon, with a screenplay by de Leon, 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 up to the highly publicized familicide committed by Pablo Cabading, a retired policeman.Premiering at the 7th Metro Manila Film Festival, it won 10 of the festival awards, including Best Film, and was subsequently screened at the 35th Cannes Film Festival during the Directors' Fortnight, alongside de Leon's Batch '81. The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Filipino Film Critics) included it in their list of Ten Best Films of the Decade. In 2020, the film was digitally restored with a subsequent theatrical screening at the 34th Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna, Italy. Controversial upon release, it is the first major treatment of incest in Philippine cinema and has been viewed as a commentary against the patriarchy and the regime of then President Ferdinand Marcos.