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Ang Supremo

{{Short description|1988 film starring Ramon Revilla}}

{{About||the 2012 film about Andrés Bonifacio|Supremo (film)}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Ang Supremo

| image =

| director = Joey del Rosario

| producer = GP
Eddie Garcia

| writer = Alex M. Suñga

| starring = Ramon Revilla

| music = Vehnee Saturno

| cinematography = Danny Bustos

| editing = Segundo Ramos

| studio = GP Films
EG Productions

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1988|7|21}}

| runtime =

| country = Philippines

| language = Filipino

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Ang Supremo ({{Literal translation|The Supremo}}) is a 1988 Filipino action film directed by Joey del Rosario and starring Ramon Revilla as the titular supremo. It also stars Chat Silayan, Eddie Garcia, Jean Saburit, Rommel Valdez, and Miguel Rodriguez.

Produced by GP Films, the film was released on July 21, 1988. Critic Lav Diaz gave Ang Supremo a mixed review, criticizing the film's confusing setting as to whether or not it is about the historical Hukbalahap guerrilla group or the contemporary New People's Army, though he still considered it an adequate action film. Eddie Infante won the Film Academy of the Philippines Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Cast

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The poster for Ang Supremo notes that the film has "a cast of [t]housands".{{cite news|title=Grand Opening Today|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19880721&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|accessdate=August 19, 2020|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Standard Publications, Inc.|date=July 21, 1988|page=14|quote=Free! Free! Divers Watches And T-Shirts For Early Lucky Patrons!}}

Release

Ang Supremo was released on July 21, 1988, with free diver's watches and T-shirts handed out to early moviegoers in Metro Manila.

=Critical response=

Lav Diaz, writing for the Manila Standard, criticized the unclear setting of Ang Supremo{{'}}s story as to whether or not it is about the defunct Hukbalahap, a socialist guerilla group formed during World War II, or the contemporary New People's Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. Diaz also pointed out that the film never used the word "Huk" or any other term referring to the Hukbalahap, adding to the confusion. However, he stated that Ang Supremo is still a fine action film, commending its contextualization of rebellions as chiefly caused by people's suffering in rural areas.{{cite news|last=Diaz|first=Lav|authorlink=Lav Diaz|title=Malabong kuwento|trans-title=Vague story|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19880730&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|accessdate=August 19, 2020|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Standard Publications, Inc.|date=July 30, 1988|page=14|language=Filipino}}

Accolades

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align="left"| 1989 FAP Awards

| Best Supporting Actor

| align="center"| Eddie Infante{{cite news|last=Villanueva|first=Nena Z.|title=Amy, Philip grab FAP awards|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19890409&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|accessdate=August 19, 2020|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Kagitingan Publications, Inc.|date=April 9, 1989|page=16}}{{cite book|title=Philippine Almanac Book of Facts 1990|date=1990|publisher=Aurora Publications|isbn=971-588-000-2|page=451|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yFZxAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=August 19, 2020}}

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References

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External links

  • {{IMDb title|0409343}}

{{Joey del Rosario}}

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Category:1988 films

Category:1988 action films

Category:Filipino-language films

Category:Films about rebels

Category:Philippine action films

Category:Films directed by Joey del Rosario