Jaguar | |
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Directed by | Lino Brocka |
Written by | |
Based on | "The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society" by Quijano de Manila |
Produced by | Rolando S. Atienza |
Starring | Phillip Salvador |
Cinematography | Conrado Baltazar |
Edited by | Rene Tala |
Music by | Vanishing Tribe |
Production company | Bancom Audiovision |
Distributed by | Bancom Audiovision |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Philippines |
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Jaguar is a 1979 Filipino neo noir crime film directed by Lino Brocka. [1] It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. [2] The story is based on the real-life "Brown Derby Shooting" in 1960 as documented by Quijano de Manila in the article "The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society", later republished in the non-fiction crime anthology, Reportage on Crime (1977). [3] [4]
The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Filipino film to compete in the main competition of the festival. [5] It won Best Picture and Best Director at the 1980 FAMAS Awards. [6] [7] It also won five Gawad Urian Awards, including Best Picture and Best Direction.