Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told

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Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byLester Dimaranan [lower-alpha 1]
Written byEric Ramos
Produced by Ferdinand Topacio
Alexander Cruz
Eulogio Tupacio
Starring
CinematographyPaolo Emmanuel Magsino
Edited byPaolo Emmanuel Magsino
Music byRiki Gonzales
Production
company
Borracho Film Productions
Distributed by Viva Films
Release date
  • December 25, 2022 (2022-12-25)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱5 million [1]

Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told is a 2022 Philippine historical action film directed by Lester Dimaranan starring Edu Manzano, Aljur Abrenica, and Paolo Gumabao.

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Cast

Also making appearances in the film are Jojo Abellana, Ronnie Liang, Kuya Manzano, Jim Pebanco, Tom Olivar, Rico Barrera, LA Santos, Marcus Madrigal, AJ Oteyza, Marco Gomez, Rash Flores, Elmo Elarmo, and Nathan Cajucom. Ritz Azul and Myrtle Sarrosa make guest appearances in the film, portraying composite characters. [2] [3]

Production

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48th Metro Manila Film Festival float

Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told was made by Borracho Film Production under producer-lawyer Ferdinand Topacio. The film is based on the Mamasapano clash in 2015 which led to the death of 44 members of the Philippine National Police's (PNP) Special Action Force. The film was submitted as a script for the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival but was not accepted. The film was directed by Lester Dimaranan and written by Eric Ramos. [3] Ramos remarked that the script he did for Mamasapano was the most difficult script he had written since he "can't invent" and had to do a lot of research. The only fictional characters are those of Ritz Azul and Myrtle Sarrosa, who portray reporters from two rival networks. [4] Mamasapano is described as action, [2] a war film, [2] and a procedural. [4]

The film is based on the board of inquiry report of the PNP and the investigation report on the incident by the Senate. [5]

The film was already in production in 2020 with Law Fajardo as director. It was supposed to be finished by May 2020, but production was not finished on schedule. It was planned that the scene of the Mamasapano clash be shot during the dry season, but rainy season came before it was filmed. This led to the replacement of most of the production staff, with writer Ramos being a noted holdover of the Fajardo team. Work for Mamasapano continued in January 2022. [5] Farjardo was replaced by Dimaranan. [6]

Mamasapano had a private test screening on August 26, 2022 at the Baguio Country Club in Baguio. It was not yet picture locked, but was 99% complete at that time. It was screened in order for the production team to determine what kind of tweaking the film still needed. [2]

Release

Mamasapano was released on cinemas in the Philippines on December 25, 2022 as one of the eight official entries of the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival. [7] Had the film not been accepted as an entry for the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival, it was planned for the film to premiere on November 30, 2022. [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Law Fajardo, previously worked on the film but left the project and was replaced by Dimaranan

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  1. ↑ "MMFF 2022 box office: Deleter naka-P234M; last placer naka-P1.5M lang". PEP.ph. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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  3. 1 2 Santiago, Ervin (October 30, 2022). "Ferdinand Topacio may hugot sa pangboboykot kina Toni at Nadine: Tigilan na natin yang politika!" [Ferdinand Topacio has insights regarding the boycotting of Toni and Nadine: Let's stop politicking already!]. Bandera. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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