Batang West Side

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Batang West Side
Directed by Lav Diaz
Written byLav Diaz
Produced by Joey Gosiengfiao
Starring
CinematographyMiguel V. Fabie III
Edited byRon Dale
Music by Joey Ayala
Production
companies
  • JMCN Productions
  • Hinabing Pangarap Productions
Release date
Running time
315 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Filipino
  • Tagalog
  • English

Batang West Side (also known as West Side Avenue and West Side Kid) is a 2001 Philippine crime film. The film written and directed by Lav Diaz based on his 1997 Palanca Award winning screenplay. Its cast includes Gloria Diaz, Raul Arellano, Joel Torre and Angel Aquino. [1] [2] The film gives an inside look at the life of Filipinos in America. [3] [4] [5] [6] With this murder mystery set against the idea of the American Dream, Filipino director Lav Diaz broke into the worldwide arthouse film market. [7]

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Release

Batang West Side was restored in 2015 by the Austrian Film Museum. [8] The restoration was later picked up by Kani Releasing for a North American theatrical release in April 2025 as part of its 25th anniversary. [8] About the re-release, Kani Releasing co-founder Ariel Esteban Cayer added: "Our goal was to make the film more widely available and put it back in the theaters, where the conditions are ideal for it, as it is five hours long. People who love Batang West Side have managed to see it in various ways throughout the years, but I hope giving it an official re-release outside of Austria elevates its profile even more, which is a great honor to work on." [8] Kani later released the film on Blu-ray. [9]

Accolades

The film won several awards at the Urian Honors, including Best Picture, Best Director (Lav Diaz), Best Screenplay (Lav Diaz), Best Cinematography, Best Actor (Joel Torre), Best Supporting Actress (Gloria Diaz), Best Supporting Actor, Best Production Design, Best Sound, and Best Score (Joey Ayala). [8] It won Best Picture at the Singapore International Film Festival and the Belgium Independent Film Festival. [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Scheib, Ronnie (July 31, 2022). "Batang West Side". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  2. ↑ "West Side Avenue". IMDb. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Batang West Side". HKW. November 11, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ Fantauzzo, Laurel (October 20, 2017). The First Impulse. Anvil Publishing, Inc. ISBN   978-621-420-144-0.
  5. ↑ Lucia, Cynthia; Hamid, Rahul (November 1, 2017). Cineaste on Film Criticism, Programming, and Preservation in the New Millennium. University of Texas Press. ISBN   978-1-4773-1343-5.
  6. ↑ "Batang West Side". Harvard Film Archive. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ "BATANG WEST SIDE". American Cinematheque. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Jaucian, Don. "New 'Batang West Side' Trailer Drops Ahead of North American Release". Rolling Stone Philippines. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Batang West Side". Kani Releasing. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  10. ↑ The Philippines Yearbook. Fookien Times. 2007. ISBN   978-971-0503-50-6.
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