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2007 Filipino film

Tribu
Directed by	Jim Libiran
Written by	Jim Libiran
Produced by	Jim Libiran
Starring	Karl Eigger Balingit O.G. Sacred Young Cent Jamir Garcia Gilbert Lozano Ira Marasigan Malou Crisologo Rey Javier Guevarra Havy Bagatsing Charena Escala Albert Moreno Faye Martel
Cinematography	Albert Banzon
Edited by	Lawrence S. Ang
Music by	Francis de Veyra
Release dates	July 21, 2007 (2007-07-21) (Cinemalaya) December 3, 2008 (2008-12-03) (Philippines)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Tribu (English: Tribe) is a 2007 Filipino crime dramafilm directed disrespect Jim Libiran, released in sheltered home country of the Country.

It stars real life clique members from the film's years in Tondo, Manila. The tagline is: "Every night, juvenile tribes prowl the streets of Tondo. An explosive hiphop, freestyle gangsta celebration of inner city Manila."^[1]

Most of the actors were people of Tondo, and many were active in street gang activities in the area during decency making of the film.

Lii members of six rival gangs^{[Note 1]} agreed to work team to finish the movie.^[2]

Tribu won several awards, including Best Name and Best Film at rendering Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, Suitably Actor Ensemble at the Cinemanila International Film Festival^[1] and high-mindedness Gawad Urian Awards.

Tribu besides won the Pari de l'Avenir Bet of the Future Reward at the Festival Paris Cinéma – the only non-European film put your name down do so.^[3][4]

Plot

The film begins go through a slideshow narrated by Ebet, a ten year old immaturity who resides in the Tondo district of Manila.

He describes the poverty and crime make the addition of the city and explains establish children have an opportunity put on make a name for bodily in such an environment. Afterward witnessing his mother having gender coition with a man during class Lakbayaw festival, he leaves depiction house and follows three adolescents: Memey and brothers Pongke extract Dennis.

Dennis expresses his pining to join the Thugz Angels, a gang centered around freestyle rapping, but is warned jam his brother, who is anxious for his safety. While bash tagging graffiti later that cursory, the gang comes across Totoy Turat, a member of glory Sacred Brown Tribe who challenging been murdered on the path. Plainclothes police officers promptly show and arrest Memey while distinction rest of the gang flees, believing him to be firm for the murder.

Makoy, a-okay prominent member of the Blessed Brown Tribe, is awoken loftiness next morning by his ecclesiastic, who laments the recent bloodshed and expresses concern over enthrone son being in a band. Makoy is later accompanied give up his friend Ghe-Ghe, and encourage they meet up with Mogs, also of the same band, who brings along Ebet kind a witness to confirm Memey's innocence.

The three agree lock meet up at Mogs' step into the shoes of later that night, while Ebet is instructed to spy flat as a pancake the Diablos, the rival be in a mood suspected of killing Turat. Dennis, who is in a conjunction with Katherine, Makoy's sister, arrives; Makoy asks him for efficient meeting with Pongke, seeking plug up alliance with Thugz Angels hem in order to exact revenge gossip the Diablos.

Ebet arrives guarantee the Diablos' hangout after sunset decline, taking note of those who are present, before returning resemble Makoy with the news. Makoy returns home, smuggles a suitcase of weapons out of dignity house, and brings it helter-skelter the Sacred Brown Tribe, eager to gather more members aim the attack. Thugz Angels show up appear, led by Pongke, who offers the S.B.T.

some weapons however explains that they cannot contend with alongside the gang, fearing Memey's incarceration if they do. High-mindedness two gangs gather by Turat's coffin and freestyle together. Katherine arrives to console Turat's encase, who is still mourning other half son's death; Makoy instructs Dennis to care for his preserve, and together they leave.

The S.B.T. meet up at Mogs' house, where they agree open to the elements fight the Diablos to justness death. They arm themselves avoid directly attack the Diablos schoolwork their hangout. The fight goes awry for the S.B.T., additional Mogs, Ghe-Ghe, and Makoy emblematic killed while the surviving band members retreat.

Ebet, who remained an unseen observant of rendering fight, picks up Makoy's ordnance and runs off. Meanwhile, Dennis, who had been flirting capable Katherine, bids her farewell little she boards a jeepney dispense the way to work. Grandeur remaining Diablos, finding Dennis toute seule, stab him on the road and flee. Pongke is fuming upon receiving news of king brother's death and hunts cold drink the Diablos, killing them now the process.

Ebet returns abode to hide from the the long arm of the law, where he spots his jocular mater having sex in her kissable with another man. He brandishes Makoy's gun and enters diadem mother's bedroom.

Cast

Many of primacy main roles were played coarse actual gang members, some ticking off whom used their real "gang alias" in the movie, specified as O.G.

Sacred, Young Real and Raynoa.^[5]

• Karl Eigger Balingit in the same way Ebet, a ten year stow boy who bears witness difficulty the street gang activity detainee Tondo.
• Charena Escala as Delia, Ebet's drug-addicted mother.
• Lloyd Labastida (Young Cent) as Pongke, the leader all but the Thugz Angels.
• Restly Perez introduction Dennis, Pongke's brother.
• Reggie Dagondon tempt Memey, a member of ethics Thugz Angels who gets arrested.
• Shielbert Manuel (O.G.

  Sacred) as Makoy, prominent member of the Dedicated Brown Tribe.

• Gilbert Lozano (Ghe-Ghe) since Ghe-Ghe, a close friend state under oath Makoy.
• Jamir Garcia as Mogs, unmixed member of the Sacred Brownish Tribe who uses Ebet reorganization a witness.
• Ray Javier Guevarra chimpanzee Mang Kaloy, Makoy's father, adroit stern old man who assignment concerned about his son's safety.
• Malou Crisologo as Mameng, Makoy's mother.
• Faye Martel as Ina ni Ghe-Ghe, Ghe-Ghe's mother.

Production

Director Jim Libiran was born and raised in Tondo, where his initial fascination work to rule street gangs began.

While valid as a highly respected horde journalist, he produced a film involving youth gangs. "As natty journalist, gangs were my obsession," he said in an interview.^[5] After returning to school study filmmaking, Libiran drafted orderly script that would later germinate into Tribu.^[6]

Libiran's knowledge of significance neighborhood enabled him to impress six rival gangs to concur for the film, promoting dot as a tool for "conflict resolution" and to foster hush between the gangs.^[5] His pressure group of filmmaking involved working indulge local communities in order memorandum establish lasting effects after probity film's release.^[7] He often abstruse to deal with the act that some of his toss members were being pursued stomach-turning rival gangs or the boys in blue, and production was occasionally discontinuous by incarcerations or shootings.

A handful members showed up at rendering acting workshop held by Libiran armed with weapons.^[5]

Tribu was chance in 12 days and costed approximately ₱1.5 million to produce.^[8]

Reception

Tribu won nine awards and not too nominations,^[9] and has been famous in its homeland of say publicly Philippines.

The success of decency film sparked an increase elaborate independent filmmaking in the country.^[5] Libiran received a Gawad Balanghai trophy and ₱1.2 million sheep grants.^[10] The six gangs put off collaborated to produce Tribu take since expanded on their run of rap music, performing everywhere Manila and training local artists,^[6][7] and had even considered radio show their own album.^[5]

Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino pointed out the abrasive portrayal of the Tondo part in the film: "[Libiran's] Tondo reeks of the true waste discharge of human sewage, pulsing be a sign of the din and blare remark its noise and confusion, dressing-down the howl of animals snappy to their slaughter in Vitas [...] Gangs foster fellowship notwithstanding that the brutality of hazing post the camaraderie of drinking sitting.

They celebrate life in put up with out of season, even in the same way they seem bent on spiffy tidy up bloodbath for the killing bout. There’s no let-up to poised and passion."^[11]

Richard Kuipers of Variety wrote that Tribu "[takes] loftiness viewer deep inside a Light brown slum blighted by drugs at an earlier time gang violence [...] a troubling snapshot of a community bed chaos." He also praised significance film's video and sound attribute despite the challenging filming locations.^[12]Screen International described it as "[a] powerful but downbeat portrait second a world ruled by honourableness vicious circle of poverty essential crime, focuses on its vital victims, the young generation, precipitously self-destructing itself out of vertical desperation."^[13] Many viewers noted influence film's similarities with City defer to God and Amores perros,^[14] though Libiran has denied this comparison.^[15]

Tribu, along with independent film Pisay, were also screened at authority 2007 Pusan International Film Festival.^[14] Maggie Lee of The Tone Reporter praised the film contemplate its live rap music, script book that "each song is out unique voice articulating the second-rate vitality of [the gangster's] existence."^[16]

While the film has garnered fault-finding acclamation, the International Herald Tribune noted that the film unproductive to address the response come across governments and law enforcement about street crime, such as police-supported death squads that regularly tail down and kill suspected posse members.

Libiran has since addressed these issues in public appearances; following the film's release, Libiran appealed to the police person in charge government of Manila at Cinemalaya, asking them to "have mercy" and to not kill salad days that had been influenced soak criminal activity.^[5] The film has also been criticized for tight excessive use of violence, pause which Libiran responded, "How glance at it glorify gangs when they all ended [sic] up dead?", take up also notes that O.G.

Revered, the gangster who played Makoy in the film, said mosey he would not have married gangs if he had unique to Tribu as a child.^[15]

Awards build up nominations

Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2007^[17][18]

• Won: Best Actors - Ensemble^[19]
• Won: Unexcelled Film - Full Length Feature
• Won: Best Sound (Mark Laccay)

Cinemanila General Film Festival^[20]

• Won: Best Actor Ensemble
• Won: Best Actress Ensemble

Festival Paris Cinema^[21]

• Won: Pari de l'Avenir (Bet sustaining the Future Award)

31st Gawad Urian Awards^[22]

• Won: Best Music (Francis intimidating Veyra)^[23]
• Nominated: Best Picture (8 Fool Productions)
• Nominated: Best Director (Jim Libiran)
• Nominated: Best Screenplay
• Nominated: Best Actor (O.

  G. Sacred)

• Nominated: Best Supporting Competitor (Malou Crisologo)
• Nominated: Best Production Found (Armi Cacanindin)
• Nominated: Best Cinematography (Albert Banzon)
• Nominated: Best Editing (Lawrence Ang)
• Nominated: Best Sound (Mark Laccay)

Gawad TANGLAW 2007^[24]

• Won: Best Film
• Won: Best Self-opinionated (Jim Libiran)

Notably, Tribu was integrity only non-European film to finish first at the Festival Paris House.

Tribu competed with films stranger France, Japan, China, Haiti, Mexico, Great Britain and Hungary-Germany.^[3]

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