Tag: Brillante Mendoza
[SFF 2012: Review] Captive
Screening info HERE. The monotony of life as a long-term hostage is so well conveyed in Brillante Mendoza’s Captive that you feel like the film has taken you hostage as well. That’s an admirable achievement in verite, but it doesn’t boost the entertainment value of the Philippino/French co-production, a dramatisation of the Dos Palmas hostage [...]
Posted: June 12th, 2012 under Arts, Film Reviews, Sydney Film Festival 2012.
Tags: Brillante Mendoza, Captive, Nikos Andronicos