Amigo

"The heart remembers what even history forgets."

Jul 6 2011 R 2h 4m
Drama, War

Rafael is a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael's brother is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country.

Plot

AMIGO, the 17th feature film from Academy Award-nominated writer-director John Sayles, stars legendary Filipino actor Joel Torre as Rafael, a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer (Chris Cooper) to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael's brother (Ronnie Lazaro) is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country. A powerful drama of friendship, betrayal, romance and heartbreaking violence, AMIGO is a page torn from the untold history of the Philippines, and a mirror of today's unresolvable conflicts.

Written by

John Sayles

Directed by

John Sayles

Cast

Joel Torre, Chris Cooper, Garret Dillahunt

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Philippines

Production Companies

Anarchist's Convention Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 9 nominations

Trailers
Amigo (2011) New HD Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
701
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
63
Popularity
NA