| Citizen Jake | |
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| Directed by | Mike de Leon |
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| Produced by | Mike de Leon |
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| Cinematography | Dix Buhay |
| Edited by | Tom Estrera III Gerone Centeno |
| Music by | Nonong Buencamino |
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| Distributed by | GMA Pictures |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Citizen Jake is a 2018 Philippine noir crime drama film which featured Atom Araullo directed by Mike de Leon and was distributed by GMA Pictures.
When journalist Jake Herrera (real life journalist Atom Araullo, in his film debut) investigates the murder of a student, he is forced to confront the sins of his own family - especially as his father, (Teroy Guzman) was a loyal Marcos crony who still has the power to ruin lives and manipulate public perceptions. [2]
The rest of the film's cast consists of Cherie Gil, Lou Veloso, Nonie Buencamino, Anna Luna, Allan Paule, Richard Quan, Victor Neri, Ruby Ruiz, Nanding Josef and Dina Bonnevie. [2]
Citizen Jake was directed by Mike de Leon. De Leon is making his first film in the 21st century having directed the 1999 classic, Bayaning 3rd World . [2] De Leon along with Atom Araullo and Noel Pascual wrote the script for the film. The trio met regularly to work on the film as early as November 2016. [4]
Director Mike de Leon said that the title of Citizen Jake is a reference to "the world of citizen journalists, social media and politics" and described the film as a "hybrid film of sorts". [6] The film, which he described as a personal, is meant as a tribute to the now defunct LVN Studios which was ran by his grandmother and father. He also cite his worry on the recent political gains of the Marcos family as another reason and says that President Rodrigo Duterte believes that the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos was not bad at all. De Leon believed that Duterte was aiming to "outdo the dead dictator in his sociopathic quest for absolute power". [7]
It was projected that the film's production team would be set up by Christmas of 2016 and it was planned that the principal photography was to start by mid-March to early-April 2017. [6] Principal photography began on March 17, 2017, with some scenes shot in Baguio. [8] [9] Filming was also made at the director's house in Baguio which was also a filming location of the film, Kung Mangarap Ka’t Magising which starred Christopher de Leon. [10]
The cinematographer of the film was Dix Buhay while Lorna Sanchez and Martin Mayuga served as assistant director and production manager respectively. [10]
By July 2017, principal photography of Citizen Jake has been finished. [3] Post-production work was briefly stopped in November 2017 but was later continued. [11]
On January 5, 2018, it was announced that Citizen Jake will be having a special screening on March 10, 2018, in Cine Adarna at the University of the Philippines Diliman [11]
The film was initially planned to be submitted as an entry of the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival. It was submitted as a script to the film festival's organizers but was not selected as one of the first four official entries. It was announced that the film will be later submitted when its final state in a bid to be among the final four entries. [12]
However, in October 2017, the film's director, Mike de Leon announced that the film will not be entered to the film festival and alleges the organizers of corruption particularly the selection process. He criticized the organizers of the film festival "that purports to make children happy during the holiday season, a euphemism for profit and greed." [13]
Citizen Jake is slated for theatrical release on May 23, 2018, under Solar Pictures. [1] [14]
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