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PG12

RADIKALS

Genre
Fiction
Running time
20 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Malay and Tagalog (Filipino)
Subtitle
English and Arabic
Country
Philippines, France, Bangladesh and United States of America (USA)
Director
Arvin Belarmino
Bio
Producer
Kristine De Leon, Natividad De Leon, Wesley A. Yap
Cast
Elora Españo, Timothy Castillo, Ross Pesigan
Scriptwriter
Arvin Belarmino, Kyla Romero

SHOWTIME

Tue 10. Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 3
3:15 PM - 4:52 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Wed 11. Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 2
6:45 PM - 8:22 PM
Price: 40 SAR
A group of young farmers has revived Bakte, a traditional Filipino dance emulating chickens, setting their looping moves to pop songs about urban poverty. It’s a serious business; members of the troupe have matching home-made tattoos and Moy, who takes charge, sets a high standard. When they take their dance to the local bar, cheered on by the patrons, everyone is expecting a night of folkloric fun. But when a heckler challenges them, smashing a glass over the head of the weakest dancer, the dark side of Bakte is revealed.

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