Amigo (2010)

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.

Genre(s): Drama, History, War
Rating: no rating available
Languages: English
Company: Pinoy Pictures
MPAA: R for some violence and language

Director(s): John Sayles

Producer(s):
Arleen Cuevas – line producer
Mario Ontal – co-producer
Maggie Renzi – producer
Margie Templo – line producer
Joel Torre – co-producer

Writer(s):
John Sayles – written by

Cast:
Chris Cooper – Col. Hardacre
DJ Qualls – Zeke
Garret Dillahunt – Lt. Compton
Lucas Neff – Shanker
Dane DeHaan – Gil
Yul Vazquez – Padre Hidalgo
Bill Tangradi – Dutch
James Parks – Sgt. Runnels
Stephen Taylor – Private Bates
Joel Torre – Rafael