Amigo

4.8 2011 2h 8m United States of America

Drama History War

Rafael is a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael's brother is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country.

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The heart remembers what even history forgets. Rafael is a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael's brother is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country.

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Directors

John Sayles

Writers

John Sayles

Cast

Chris Cooper, Dane DeHaan, Garret Dillahunt, Ronnie Lazaro, Rio Locsin, DJ Qualls, Bembol Roco, Joel Torre, Yul Vazquez, Art Acuña, Irma Adlawan, John Arcilla, Merlin Bonning, Reymart Colestines, Ermie Concepcion

Production

Anarchist's Convention Films, Pictures

Languages

Cantonese, English, Latin, Spanish, Tagalog

Countries

United States of America, Mexico