Batang West Side
Lav Diaz / PH, 2001 / 315 min.
A detective investigates the murder of a Filipino teenager on the icy streets of Jersey City. While he reconstructs the latter’s life he is plagued by disturbing dreams and a past that just won’t let go. Epic cinema, 2K restoration.
Detective Juan Mijares’ investigation of the murder of a teenager who was shot dead on a winter evening on West Side Avenue in Jersey City leads to him immersing himself in the world of Filipino street gangs that deal shabu or crystal meth. His conversations with the boy’s mother, grandfather and American-born girlfriend uncover bigger questions: which dark history led so many Filipinos to emigrate to this frozen country? Why do their children live in these circumstances?
There will be no intermission. Lav Diaz encourages you to take breaks as needed.
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Details
Director
Lav Diaz
Production year
2001
Country
PH
Original title
Batang West Side
Length
315 min.
Language
Filipino, Tagalog, English
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
2001
In its film programme 2001 – A Time Capsule, Eye Filmmuseum is marking the 25th anniversary of the year 2001 with a generous helping of nostalgia, screening 25 films that were released in 2001.
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