Batang West Side

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2001 Filipino film

Batang West Side

Directed by| Lav Diaz
Written by| Lav Diaz
Produced by| Joey Gosiengfiao
Starring|

* Yul Servo
* Joel Torre
* Gloria Diaz
* Angel Aquino

Cinematography| Miguel V. Fabie III
Edited by| Ron Dale
Music by| Joey Ayala

Production
companies

* JMCN Productions
* Hinabing Pangarap Productions

Release date

* December 2001 (2001-12) (Cinemanila)

Running time

| 315 minutes
Country| Philippines
Languages|

* Filipino
* Tagalog
* English

Batang West Side (also known as West Side Avenue and West Side Kid) is a 2001 Philippine crime film. The film written and directed by Lav Diaz. Its cast includes Gloria Diaz, Raul Arellano, Joel Torre and Angel Aquino.[1][2] The film gives an inside look at the life of Filipinos in America.[3][4][5][6] With this murder mystery set against the idea of the American Dream, Filipino director Lav Diaz broke into the worldwide arthouse film market.[7]

## Cast

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* Yul Servo as Hanzel Harana
* Joel Torre as Juan Mijares
* Gloria Diaz as Lolita Fordham
* Angel Aquino as Elvira Pareño

## Accolades

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The film won several awards at the Urian Honors, including Best Picture, Best Director (Lav Diaz), Best Screenplay (Lav Diaz), Best Cinematography, Best Actor (Joel Torre), Best Supporting Actress (Gloria Diaz), Best Supporting Actor, Best Production Design, Best Sound, and Best Score (Joey Ayala).[8][unreliable source?] It won Best Picture at the Singapore International Film Festival and the Belgium Independent Film Festival.[9]

## See also

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* List of longest films

## References

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1. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (July 31, 2022). "Batang West Side". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
2. ^ "West Side Avenue". IMDb. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
3. ^ "Batang West Side". HKW. November 11, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
4. ^ Fantauzzo, Laurel (October 20, 2017). The First Impulse. Anvil Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-621-420-144-0.
5. ^ Lucia, Cynthia; Hamid, Rahul (November 1, 2017). Cineaste on Film Criticism, Programming, and Preservation in the New Millennium. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-1-4773-1343-5.
6. ^ "Batang West Side". Harvard Film Archive. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
7. ^ "BATANG WEST SIDE". American Cinematheque. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
8. ^ "Film Review: Batang Westside By Gabriel D. Gabaya". Manila JC Tripod. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
9. ^ The Philippines Yearbook. Fookien Times. 2007. ISBN 978-971-0503-50-6.

## External links

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* Batang West Side at IMDb

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Lav Diaz filmography

Films directed|

* Serafin Geronimo: Criminal of Barrio Concepcion (1998)
* Burger Boys (1999)
* Naked Under the Moon (1999)
* West Side Kid (2001)
* Hesus Rebolusyonaryo (2002)
* Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004)
* Heremias, Book One: The Legend of the Lizard Princess (2006)
* Death in the Land of Encantos (2007)
* Melancholia (2008)
* Walang Alaala ang mga Paru-paro (segment of Visitors; 2009)
* Babae ng Hangin (2011)
* Elehiya sa Dumalaw mula sa Himagsikan (2011)
* Century of Birthing (2011)
* Florentina Hubaldo, CTE (2012)
* Norte, the End of History (2013)
* From What Is Before (2014)
* Storm Children (2014)
* A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (2016)
* The Woman Who Left (2016)
* The Day Before the End (2016)
* Season of the Devil (2018)
* The Halt (2019)
* When the Waves Are Gone (2022)
* Essential Truths of the Lake (2023)
* Phantosmia (2024)
* Kawalan (TBA)
* Henrico's Farm (TBA)

Films written only|

* Mabuting Kaibigan, Masamang Kaaway (1991)
* Galvez: Hanggang sa Dulo ng Mundo Hahanapin Kita (1993)
* Mañanita (2019)

Related|

* Adarna: The Mythical Bird (1997)

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