Kano: An American and His Harem

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| name = Kano: An American and His Harem

| image = Kano- An American and His Harem.jpg

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| caption = Film poster

| director = Monster Jimenez

| producer = Monster Jimenez

| writer = Monster Jimenez

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| cinematography = Ike Avellana, Corinne de San Jose, Jay Abello

| editing = Mario Cornejo, Monster Jimenez, Lawrence Ang

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| released = {{Film date|2010|11|20|IDFA|ref1={{cite web|url=https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/0b475e0a-cbeb-4084-99d8-58bb5c1528aa/kano-an-american-and-his-harem|title=Kano: An American and His Harem - IDFA|publisher=|accessdate=1 July 2020|via=www.idfa.nl}}}}

| runtime = 80 minutes

| country = Philippines

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Kano: An American and His Harem is a 2010 Philippine independent documentary film written and directed by Monster Jimenez.{{cite web|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/5416/%e2%80%98kano%e2%80%99-goes-to-greenbelt-on-saturday|title='Kano' goes to Greenbelt on Saturday|date=14 July 2011|work=INQUIRER.net|accessdate=1 July 2020}} The film premiered at the 2010 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, where it won Best First Appearance.{{cite web|url=https://www.idfa.nl/en/info/winners|title=Award winners - IDFA|work=www.idfa.nl|accessdate=1 July 2020|archive-date=4 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704200859/https://www.idfa.nl/en/info/winners|url-status=dead}} It won the best Documentary Award at the 2010 Cinemanila International Film Festival and the 2011 Gawad Urian Awards.{{cite web|url=https://pelikulove.com/women_filmmakers/monster-jimenez/|title=Monster Jimenez|publisher=|accessdate=1 July 2020}}

The documentary narrates the story of an American Vietnam War soldier who relocates to the Philippines, invites hundreds of women to live with him in a poor, remote village. In 2001, he is charged with 80 counts of rape.{{Cite web |title=Daang Dokyu |url=https://daangdokyu.ph/documentaries/112 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=daangdokyu.ph}}

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