Of Sinners and Saints

Of Sinners and Saints
Of Sinners and Saints
	Film poster
Directed by	Ruben Maria Soriquez
Written by	Alejandro Mirasol Ramos; Ruben Maria Soriquez;
Starring	Raymond Bagatsing; Ruben Maria Soriquez; Polo Ravales; Chanel LaTorre; Althea Vega; Richard Quan; Sue Prado;
Cinematography	Apollo Anao
Music by	Franco Eco
Production; company	Eco.Logica.Mente
Distributed by	See Thru Pictures, Inc.
Release dates	June 27, 2015 (WPFF); April 28, 2017 (Cine Lokal);
Country	Philippines

Of Sinners and Saints is a 2015 Philippine thriller film co-written and directed by Filipino Italian filmmaker Ruben Maria Soriquez on his directorial debut.^[1] The film stars Soriquez, Raymond Bagatsing, Polo Ravales, and Sue Prado.^[2]

Cast

Ruben Maria Soriquez as Leonardo Rossellini: Italian missionary doing his mission work in the Philippines
Chanel Latorre as Merlinda: wife of Franco and former lover of Leonardo
Polo Ravales as Franco: violent husband of Merlinda
Raymond Bagatsing as Father Carlos: head of the Parish where Leonardo does his mission
Althea Vega as Aling Celia: a battered woman who takes shelter in the Parish

Soundtrack

The film score was composed by Franco Eco,^[3] an Italian musician.

Release

The film was originally released on June 27, 2015 as an entry at the 2015 World Premieres Film Festival. It has been released commercially from April 28 to May 4, 2017 under Cine Lokal,^[4] a joint project of SM Cinemas and Cine Lokal of FDCP, meant to give more exposure to independent Philippine films that won awards abroad.^[5]

Festivals

The film (which is technically an Italy-Philippine co-production) was the Italian entry to the 19th Cine Europa,^[6] the biggest European Film Festival outside Europe^[7]

References

^ Abunda, Boy (30 June 2015). "Fil-Italian director's film puts spotlight on domestic abuse". Philippine Star.
^ "2015 World Premieres Film Fest revealed". PEP Philippine Entertainment Portal.
^ "Of Sinners and Saints, with the music of Franco Eco, released in Asia". www.crotoneinforma.it.
^ "Cine Lokal: two controversial films to be released this Friday". www.fandango.lat.
^ Tantiangco, Aya (March 24, 2017). "FDCP, SM Cinemas dedicate 8 Theaters to "Cine Lokal"". www.gmanetwork.com.
^ Katigbak, Fran (September 5, 2016). "Top 5 movies to watch out for Cine Europa". Inquirer.
^ "Cine Europa, the longest and largest film festival in the country". European External Action Service. September 12, 2016.

External links

Of Sinners and Saints at IMDb

[1] Abunda, Boy (30 June 2015). "Fil-Italian director's film puts spotlight on domestic abuse". Philippine Star.

[2] "2015 World Premieres Film Fest revealed". PEP Philippine Entertainment Portal.

[3] "Of Sinners and Saints, with the music of Franco Eco, released in Asia". www.crotoneinforma.it.

[4] "Cine Lokal: two controversial films to be released this Friday". www.fandango.lat.

[5] Tantiangco, Aya (March 24, 2017). "FDCP, SM Cinemas dedicate 8 Theaters to "Cine Lokal"". www.gmanetwork.com.

[6] Katigbak, Fran (September 5, 2016). "Top 5 movies to watch out for Cine Europa". Inquirer.

[7] "Cine Europa, the longest and largest film festival in the country". European External Action Service. September 12, 2016.

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