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Heneral Luna

  • 20152015
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  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.1K
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Set during the Philippine-American war, a short-tempered Filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.Set during the Philippine-American war, a short-tempered Filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.Set during the Philippine-American war, a short-tempered Filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.1K
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  • Director
    • Jerrold Tarog
  • Writers
    • Henry Francia
    • Sumaquel P. Hosalla(military history consultant)
    • Pedro Javier(military history consultant)
  • Stars
    • John Arcilla
    • Arron Villaflor
    • Mon Confiado
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jerrold Tarog
  • Writers
    • Henry Francia
    • Sumaquel P. Hosalla(military history consultant)
    • Pedro Javier(military history consultant)
  • Stars
    • John Arcilla
    • Arron Villaflor
    • Mon Confiado
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 40User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 20 nominations

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    Mon Confiado and Ketchup Eusebio in Heneral Luna (2015)
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    John Arcilla and Joem Bascon in Heneral Luna (2015)
    John Arcilla in Heneral Luna (2015)
    Mon Confiado in Heneral Luna (2015)
    Mon Confiado in Heneral Luna (2015)

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    John Arcilla
    John Arcilla
    • Gen. Antonio Lunaas Gen. Antonio Luna
    Arron Villaflor
    Arron Villaflor
    • Joven Hernandoas Joven Hernando
    Mon Confiado
    Mon Confiado
    • Emilio Aguinaldoas Emilio Aguinaldo
    Bing Pimentel
    Bing Pimentel
    • Doña Laureana Lunaas Doña Laureana Luna
    Mylene Dizon
    Mylene Dizon
    • Isabelas Isabel
    Perla Bautista
    Perla Bautista
    • Doña Trinidad Aguinaldoas Doña Trinidad Aguinaldo
    Lorenz Martinez
    Lorenz Martinez
    • Gen. Tomas Mascardoas Gen. Tomas Mascardo
    Joem Bascon
    Joem Bascon
    • Col. Paco Romanas Col. Paco Roman
    Alvin Anson
    Alvin Anson
    • Gen. Jose Alejandrinoas Gen. Jose Alejandrino
    Alex Vincent Medina
    Alex Vincent Medina
    • Capt. Jose Bernalas Capt. Jose Bernal
    • (as Alex Medina)
    Arthur Acuña
    Arthur Acuña
    • Maj. Manuel Bernalas Maj. Manuel Bernal
    • (as Art Acuña)
    Archie Alemania
    Archie Alemania
    • Capt. Eduardo Ruscaas Capt. Eduardo Rusca
    Jeffrey Quizon
    Jeffrey Quizon
    • Apolinario Mabinias Apolinario Mabini
    • (as Epy Quizon)
    Leo Martinez
    Leo Martinez
    • Pedro Paternoas Pedro Paterno
    Nonie Buencamino
    Nonie Buencamino
    • Felipe Buencaminoas Felipe Buencamino
    Ketchup Eusebio
    Ketchup Eusebio
    • Capt. Janolinoas Capt. Janolino
    Ronnie Lazaro
    Ronnie Lazaro
    • Lt. Garciaas Lt. Garcia
    Paulo Avelino
    Paulo Avelino
    • Gen. Gregorio Del Pilaras Gen. Gregorio Del Pilar
    • Director
      • Jerrold Tarog
    • Writers
      • Henry Francia
      • Sumaquel P. Hosalla(military history consultant)
      • Pedro Javier(military history consultant)
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    • Trivia
      After Luna is killed, he is dragged through one arm to the side of the convent, reminiscent of the famous Spolarium painting, which was painted by his brother Juan Luna.
    • Goofs
      When General Luna and his men enter a church to pray briefly after hearing news of the American attack on Santa Mesa, several statues of the Virgin Mary can be seen near a window in the background. One of them is Our Lady of Fátima; the Fátima Apparitions occurred in 1917, almost two decades after the film's time period.
    • Crazy credits
      In a post-credits sequence, General Gregorio del Pilar (Paulo Avelino) is told there are not enough men left. He tells his aide to choose 60--the number of men he had with him when he tried to defend Aguinaldo's retreat from American soldiers at the Battle of Tirad Pass. The scene hints that Del Pilar will be the focus of the next film in a rumoured historical film trilogy by director Jerrold Tarog.
    • Connections
      Spin-off Angelito (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Hanggang wala nang bukas
      Words and Music by Ebe Dancel

      Vocals by Ebe Dancel

      Guitars by Kettle Mata

      Bass by Roger Alcantara

      Drums by Jerrold Tarog

      Recorded and mixed at Tower of Doom Records by Eric Perlas

    User reviews40

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Exceeds Expectations
    Better late than never...

    Heneral Luna opens claiming that this is a fictionalized biopic of one of Philippine's most important historical figures, Antonio Luna, for the sake of getting the modern audience into the history's bigger picture. In spite of being more intense and surprisingly humorous, the movie stays loyal to what this figure truly stands for. The war is brutal, over-the-top to bring up for visual flare, and their serious situations being often treated as sincere satires. How the film executed these ideas are just brilliant, it gets larger-than-life without feeling outlandish, towards the heart of defending the nation worth fighting for.

    The film is all about justifying their quote about the real enemy of this war is themselves. Although we see warfare with both the Philippine and American army attacking each other, this battle is basically the secondary concern here. The real detail of this war is how many soldiers chickening out from the battlefield and some officials wanted to work with the Americans. But of course, their real goal is independence; the movie makes a punchline out of those who aren't helping out, those who are just running away and those who are just isn't fond of Luna's aggressiveness. The film doesn't glamorize the character of Luna, either. Though his intentions are right, his rage could get out of hand which puts most of them off. But that also indicate that winning this revolution deserves more discipline than what they got.

    Back to the fact that this is taken a lot out of creative liberties, the movie fills this history with vast amount of sense of humor and violent panache. The violence is, again, over-the-top. At times it gets pretty symbolical, specifically the climax. The humor is clearly just satirizing to those characters who aren't being helpful and those who are afraid of facing Luna's rage once more. And when it's not trying to pull off any sense of levity, we just get to see the story flesh itself out more in the sidelines of its history and other characters.

    The filmmaking is stunning, slick and stylish. The production looks pretty neat. The movie is paced nicely even at times it's layered to different events, but puts itself together consistently. The acting is beyond impressive; specifically John Arcilla as Antonio Luna. He brings a genuine humanity, and at the same time, a really compelling sense of madness, which terrifically lives up to the complexity of its subject. The supporting also lends real gravity and even delight on screen, but it's Arcilla's show and that's more than enough of a worth seeing performance through out.

    Maybe some quibbles I could point out; maybe how the enemies are portrayed felt like they're written to be campy villains and maybe just one punchline in the film that felt like it belongs to a comedy skit. But again, these are quibbles and they can be debunked, even by myself. The former can be forgiven since they're technically not the main villains of this ordeal, while the latter is just a single scene and obviously designed to keep shaming the cowards at the battlefield. Anything else, there is so much to love in Heneral Luna. It's great, not only because it's humorous and visually interesting, but it's also a two-sided argument towards its history, not based on praising, but actually by criticism. Yes, this is a war movie that gets brutal, but the movie focuses on a meatier and more challenging side of the ordeal. And it pokes fun at some unwise decisions the people behind this war make, but what matters is the intention of its subject unable to die while he's still standing. Otherwise, it's just an ultimately entertaining film that exceeds expectations. Truly recommended.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Philippines
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Website
    • Languages
      • Filipino
      • Tagalog
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Генерал Луна
    • Filming locations
      • Magdalena, Laguna, Philippines
    • Production companies
      • TBA Studios
      • Artikulo Uno Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $206,040
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,485
      • Nov 1, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,625,639
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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