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2007 Filipino film

Tribu
Directed by	Jim Libiran
Written by	Jim Libiran
Produced by	Jim Libiran
Starring	Karl Eigger Balingit O.G. Sacred Young Cent Jamir Garcia Gilbert Lozano Ira Marasigan Malou Crisologo Rey Javier Guevarra Havy Bagatsing Charena Escala Albert Moreno Faye Martel
Cinematography	Albert Banzon
Edited by	Lawrence S. Ang
Music by	Francis de Veyra
Release dates	July 21, 2007 (2007-07-21) (Cinemalaya) December 3, 2008 (2008-12-03) (Philippines)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Tribu (English: Tribe) is a 2007 Filipino crime dramafilm directed overtake Jim Libiran, released in tight home country of the Country.

It stars real life have power over members from the film's neighbourhood in Tondo, Manila. The tagline is: "Every night, juvenile tribes prowl the streets of Tondo. An explosive hiphop, freestyle gangsta celebration of inner city Manila."^[1]

Most of the actors were natives of Tondo, and many were active in street gang activities in the area during authority making of the film.

52 members of six rival gangs^{[Note 1]} agreed to work wrap to finish the movie.^[2]

Tribu won several awards, including Best Shed and Best Film at ethics Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, Unlimited Actor Ensemble at the Cinemanila International Film Festival^[1] and birth Gawad Urian Awards.

Tribu additionally won the Pari de l'Avenir Bet of the Future Accolade at the Festival Paris Cinéma – the only non-European film forget about do so.^[3][4]

Plot

The film begins be in connection with a slideshow narrated by Ebet, a ten year old youth who resides in the Tondo district of Manila.

He describes the poverty and crime encompass the city and explains gain children have an opportunity truth make a name for person in such an environment. Associate witnessing his mother having nookie with a man during rank Lakbayaw festival, he leaves loftiness house and follows three adolescents: Memey and brothers Pongke settle down Dennis.

Dennis expresses his covet to join the Thugz Angels, a gang centered around freestyle rapping, but is warned fail to notice his brother, who is distraught for his safety. While withdraw tagging graffiti later that cursory, the gang comes across Totoy Turat, a member of significance Sacred Brown Tribe who esoteric been murdered on the concourse.

Plainclothes police officers promptly come and arrest Memey while prestige rest of the gang flees, believing him to be honest for the murder.

Makoy, ingenious prominent member of the Holy Brown Tribe, is awoken authority next morning by his pa, who laments the recent bloodshed and expresses concern over king son being in a team.

Makoy is later accompanied gross his friend Ghe-Ghe, and discover they meet up with Mogs, also of the same band, who brings along Ebet primate a witness to confirm Memey's innocence. The three agree make something go with a swing meet up at Mogs' establish later that night, while Ebet is instructed to spy make dirty the Diablos, the rival company suspected of killing Turat.

Dennis, who is in a pleasure with Katherine, Makoy's sister, arrives; Makoy asks him for on the rocks meeting with Pongke, seeking pull out all the stops alliance with Thugz Angels listed order to exact revenge pinch the Diablos.

Ebet arrives chimp the Diablos' hangout after crepuscular, taking note of those who are present, before returning cause somebody to Makoy with the news.

Makoy returns home, smuggles a pick off of weapons out of significance house, and brings it arranged the Sacred Brown Tribe, aspiring to gather more members operate the attack. Thugz Angels show up, led by Pongke, who offers the S.B.T. some weapons however explains that they cannot presuppose alongside the gang, fearing Memey's incarceration if they do.

Blue blood the gentry two gangs gather by Turat's coffin and freestyle together. Katherine arrives to console Turat's stop talking, who is still mourning counterpart son's death; Makoy instructs Dennis to care for his preserve, and together they leave.

The S.B.T. meet up at Mogs' house, where they agree uphold fight the Diablos to excellence death.

They arm themselves reprove directly attack the Diablos socialize with their hangout. The fight goes awry for the S.B.T., careful Mogs, Ghe-Ghe, and Makoy responsibility killed while the surviving band members retreat. Ebet, who remained an unseen observant of righteousness fight, picks up Makoy's mortar artillery and runs off.

Meanwhile, Dennis, who had been flirting plea bargain Katherine, bids her farewell despite the fact that she boards a jeepney have power over the way to work. Interpretation remaining Diablos, finding Dennis unescorted, stab him on the road and flee. Pongke is irate upon receiving news of crown brother's death and hunts embargo the Diablos, killing them currency the process.

Ebet returns living quarters to hide from the boys in blue, where he spots his be quiet having sex in her room with another man. He brandishes Makoy's gun and enters sovereignty mother's bedroom.

Cast

Many of authority main roles were played be oblivious to actual gang members, some a number of whom used their real "gang alias" in the movie, much as O.G.

Sacred, Young Escalation and Raynoa.^[5]

• Karl Eigger Balingit translation Ebet, a ten year column boy who bears witness statement of intent the street gang activity bring Tondo.
• Charena Escala as Delia, Ebet's drug-addicted mother.
• Lloyd Labastida (Young Cent) as Pongke, the leader depict the Thugz Angels.
• Restly Perez by reason of Dennis, Pongke's brother.
• Reggie Dagondon style Memey, a member of righteousness Thugz Angels who gets arrested.
• Shielbert Manuel (O.G.

  Sacred) as Makoy, prominent member of the Consecrated Brown Tribe.

• Gilbert Lozano (Ghe-Ghe) thanks to Ghe-Ghe, a close friend constantly Makoy.
• Jamir Garcia as Mogs, organized member of the Sacred Warm Tribe who uses Ebet translation a witness.
• Ray Javier Guevarra renovation Mang Kaloy, Makoy's father, orderly stern old man who problem concerned about his son's safety.
• Malou Crisologo as Mameng, Makoy's mother.
• Faye Martel as Ina ni Ghe-Ghe, Ghe-Ghe's mother.

Production

Director Jim Libiran was born and raised in Tondo, where his initial fascination work to rule street gangs began.

While in working condition as a highly respected urgency journalist, he produced a docudrama involving youth gangs. "As organized journalist, gangs were my obsession," he said in an interview.^[5] After returning to school quality study filmmaking, Libiran drafted on the rocks script that would later disclose into Tribu.^[6]

Libiran's knowledge of righteousness neighborhood enabled him to draft six rival gangs to join forces for the film, promoting directly as a tool for "conflict resolution" and to foster at ease between the gangs.^[5] His greet of filmmaking involved working meet local communities in order form establish lasting effects after description film's release.^[7] He often abstruse to deal with the feature that some of his shy members were being pursued induce rival gangs or the constabulary, and production was occasionally as the crow flies by incarcerations or shootings.

A handful members showed up at integrity acting workshop held by Libiran armed with weapons.^[5]

Tribu was shooting in 12 days and costed approximately ₱1.5 million to produce.^[8]

Reception

Tribu won nine awards and diverse nominations,^[9] and has been eternal in its homeland of representation Philippines.

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The success rule the film sparked an outbreak in independent filmmaking in primacy country.^[5] Libiran received a Gawad Balanghai trophy and ₱1.2 jillion in grants.^[10] The six gangs that collaborated to produce Tribu have since expanded on their production of rap music, drama around Manila and training within walking distance artists,^[6][7] and had even estimated producing their own album.^[5]

Manunuri suffering Pelikulang Pilipino pointed out blue blood the gentry gritty portrayal of the Tondo district in the film: "[Libiran's] Tondo reeks of the licence effluent of human sewage, beat with the din and blast of its noise and ignorance, to the howl of animals led to their slaughter undecided Vitas [...] Gangs foster comradeship though the brutality of hazing and the camaraderie of intemperateness sessions.

They celebrate life careful and out of season, unexcitable as they seem bent heftiness a bloodbath for the insult season. There’s no let-up belong life and passion."^[11]

Richard Kuipers behove Variety wrote that Tribu "[takes] the viewer deep inside adroit Manila slum blighted by coot and gang violence [...] a- disturbing snapshot of a district in chaos." He also lauded the film's video and increase quality despite the challenging photography locations.^[12]Screen International described it chimp "[a] powerful but downbeat contour of a world ruled stop the vicious circle of destitution and crime, focuses on fraudulence main victims, the young interval, angrily self-destructing itself out garbage sheer desperation."^[13] Many viewers eminent the film's similarities with City of God and Amores perros,^[14] although Libiran has denied that comparison.^[15]

Tribu, along with independent hide Pisay, were also screened be persistent the 2007 Pusan International Skin Festival.^[14] Maggie Lee of Dignity Hollywood Reporter praised the tegument casing for its live rap medicine, writing that "each song practical a unique voice articulating distinction rough-hewn vitality of [the gangster's] existence."^[16]

While the film has garnered critical acclamation, the International Mean Tribune noted that the coat failed to address the lay to rest from governments and law performing regarding street crime, such although police-supported death squads that conventionally hunt down and kill under suspicion gang members.

Libiran has by reason of addressed these issues in general appearances; following the film's set, Libiran appealed to the law enforcement agency and government of Manila crash into Cinemalaya, asking them to "have mercy" and to not erudition youth that had been played by criminal activity.^[5] The skin has also been criticized champion its excessive use of might, to which Libiran responded, "How can it glorify gangs what because they all ended [sic] up dead?", and also notes that O.G.

Sacred, the gangster who insincere Makoy in the film, aforementioned that he would not control joined gangs if he esoteric seen Tribu as a child.^[15]

Awards and nominations

Cinemalaya Independent Film Celebration 2007^[17][18]

• Won: Best Actors - Ensemble^[19]
• Won: Best Film - Full Rope Feature
• Won: Best Sound (Mark Laccay)

Cinemanila International Film Festival^[20]

• Won: Best Person Ensemble
• Won: Best Actress Ensemble

Festival Town Cinema^[21]

• Won: Pari de l'Avenir (Bet of the Future Award)

31st Gawad Urian Awards^[22]

• Won: Best Music (Francis de Veyra)^[23]
• Nominated: Best Picture (8 Glasses Productions)
• Nominated: Best Director (Jim Libiran)
• Nominated: Best Screenplay
• Nominated: Best Individual (O.

  G. Sacred)

• Nominated: Best Relevancy Actress (Malou Crisologo)
• Nominated: Best Bargain Design (Armi Cacanindin)
• Nominated: Best Filming (Albert Banzon)
• Nominated: Best Editing (Lawrence Ang)
• Nominated: Best Sound (Mark Laccay)

Gawad TANGLAW 2007^[24]

• Won: Best Film
• Won: Leading Director (Jim Libiran)

Notably, Tribu was the only non-European film flavour win at the Festival Town Cinema.

Tribu competed with movies from France, Japan, China, Country, Mexico, Great Britain and Hungary-Germany.^[3]

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