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Aswang follows a group of people whose lives have been caught up in these events: a journalist who tries to make a stand against lawlessness, a coroner, a missionary brother who comforts bereaved family members, and a street kid with parents in prison and friends in the cemetery.
- Ciriaco Santiago III
- Alyx Ayn Arumpac, Female Director
Jul 11, 2020 · When horror isn’t a genre of a movie or a series anymore, Aswang paints a real image of fear from the families and friends of the victims of extra judicial killings. It’s as if what the feature documentary film makes the current pandemic less horrific than those killings, those unlawful and relentless killings.
Dec 29, 2020 · ASWANG: PINOY HORROR FILMS’ SUPERSTAR. Kinikilala bilang pinakakinatatakutang nilalang sa Philippine folklore, ang aswang ay mga shape-shifting creatures na kumbinasyon ng bampira at werewolf ng Western culture.
REVIEWS. Timely and timeless, a film that is important for every Filipino to see. - Richard Bolisay, CNN Life. A fine example of Filipina feminist filmmaking. - N. Balce, G. Deviles, F. Lopez. Bravely dives deep into the desperately beating heart of a nation. - Oggs Cruz, Rappler.
Dec 5, 2019 · A quietly nightmarish vision of dystopian social breakdown, Alyx Ayn Arumpac’s debut feature-length documentary Aswang paints a grim but compassionate, compelling picture of present-day life on...
Oct 22, 2021 · MANILA, Philippines — “Aswang,” a documentary about the bloody drug war of President Rodrigo Duterte, made history as the first documentary to win Best Film at the 44th Gawad Urian Awards held...
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Aswang is a terrifying Filipino political documentary that follows the lives of those affected by President Rodrigo Duterte's highly controversial "war on drugs" launched by him when he was elected in 2016. This docu serves to highlight the political atrocities that has plagued in our country.
