MIKE DE LEON (1947-2025)
Genre
Drama, Horror
Language
VOSTA
Duration
110
Rating
Synopsis
2ND MONTREAL CRITICS’ WEEK
OBJECTS DO NOT RANDOMLY… by Maria Estela Paiso
Documentary. Animation. 11 min. Philippines.
Canadian Premiere. Original version with English subtitles.
Young Sita talks to her mother about her experience of nearly drowning, as the town’s fisherfolk speak up against the encroachment of Chinese fishing vessels on Philippines water.
Guest: Erik Martinez Kuhonta
KISAPMATA by Mike De Leon
Drama. Horror. 99 min. Philippines
Original version with English subtitles.
Cast: Charo Santos; Jay Ilagan; Vic Silayan; Charito Solis.
Widely considered one of the finest Filipino films of all time, Mike De Leon’s 1981 masterpiece renders a chilling allegory of the terrors of the Marcos regime in the 1970s and 1980s.
Guest: Richard Bolisay
Release date
January 17, 2026
Directed by
Mike De Leon
Actors
Charo Santos; Jay Ilagan; Vic Silayan; Charito Solis