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| Directed by | Ruben Maria Soriquez |
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| Music by | Franco Eco |
| Cinematography | Apollo Anao |
Production company | Eco.Logica.Mente |
| Distributed by | See Thru Pictures, Inc. |
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| Country | Philippines |
Of Sinners and Saints is a 2015 Philippine thriller film co-written and directed by Filipino Italian filmmaker Ruben Maria Soriquez on his directorial debut. [1] The film stars Soriquez, Raymond Bagatsing, Polo Ravales, and Sue Prado. [2]
The film score was composed by Franco Eco, [3] an Italian musician.
The film was originally released on June 27, 2015 as an entry at the 2015 World Premieres Film Festival. It has been released commercially from April 28 to May 4, 2017 under Cine Lokal, [4] a joint project of SM Cinemas and Cine Lokal of FDCP, meant to give more exposure to independent Philippine films that won awards abroad. [5]
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