
Cinetrā

Cinetrā

Oro, Plata, Mata (original title)
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No one escapes the horrors of war.
The story follows the Lorenzos and the Ojedas, the two land-owning clans in the island province of Negros, who were trying to cope and survive the war that lasted three tumultuous years, where they experienced or witnessed violence, blood, horror, and death. It is structured into three parts: Oro, a life of luxury and comfort in the city; Plata, a still-luxurious time of refuge in a provincial hacienda; and finally, Mata, a toilsome retreat deeper into the mountains. A war not only turned them into miserable people but also turned them into animals.
Chicago International Film Festival 1983
Cast: Manny Ojeda, Liza Lorena, Joel Torre, Sandy Andolong, Cherie Gil, Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, Mitch Valdez, Lorli Villanueva, Ronnie Lazaro, Abbo Q. Dela Cruz, Mely Mallari, Mary Walter, Agustin Gatia, Robert Antonio, Benjamin Delina, Carmelo Sta. Maria, Wilbert Cardeñas, Noel Soriano, Kuh Ledesma, Gigi Dueñas
Writers: Jose Javier Reyes (Screenplay), Mario Taguiwalo (Story), Peque Gallaga (Story), Conchita Castillo (Story)
Cinematographer: Rody Lacap
Production Designer: Don Escudero, Rodell Cruz
Editor: Jess Navarro
Sound Designer: Ramon Reyes, Rosalino Torres
Composer: Toto Gentica
Costume Designer: Salvador Bernal, Salvador Bernal
Casting Director: Rafael Jimenez
Direction team: Ricardo de Guzman (Assistant Director), Jenny Luber (Assistant Director), Jenny Luber (Script Supervisor)
Producers: Madeleine Gallaga, Charo Santos, Isabel Sumayao
Production: Experimental Cinema of the Philippines