Violator (film)

Violator is a 2014 Philippine psychological horror film written and directed by Eduardo "Dodo" Dayao.[1] It stars Victor Neri, Anthony Falcon, RK Bagatsing, Timothy Mabalot, Andy Bais, and Joel Lamangan. It premiered at the Cinema One Originals film festival, where it won Best Editing, Best Picture, Best Sound, and Best Supporting Actor for Bais. At the Gawad Urian Awards, it won Best Sound and was nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Supporting Actor for Lamangan.

Violator
Film poster
Directed by	Eduardo "Dodo" Dayao[1]
Produced by	Tonee Acejo Lawrence S. Ang Eduardo "Dodo" Dayao[1]
Written by	Eduardo "Dodo" Dayao
Starring	Victor Neri Anthony Falcon RK Bagatsing Timothy Mabalot Andy Bais Joel Lamangan
Music by	Ace Cada Marcushiro Nada
Cinematography	Gym Lumbera Albert Banzon Timmy Harn (VHS)
Edited by	Lawrence S. Ang
Production company	Cinema One Originals Quiapost Is It Safe?
Release date	10 November 2014 (2014-11-10) (Cinema One Originals)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Tagalog English

Premise

At the height of a super-typhoon that could well be the first wave of an impending Apocalypse, five men take refuge in a flooded-in police station and spend the rest of the night with a prisoner who may or may not be the Devil.

Cast

• Victor Neri as Gilberto Pring
• Anthony Falcon as Lukas Manabat
• RK Bagatsing as Gabriel Ragas
• Timothy Mabalot as Nathan Winston Payumo
• Andy Bais as Vic
• Joel Lamangan as Benito Alano

Production

Writer-director Dayao is a film critic, and Violator is his directorial debut. He says the step was natural to him, though he accepts others find it less so. When casting the film, Dayao consciously cast the actors against type. All of the actors were his first choices, and they all took the roles that he desired.[2]

Release

Violator premiered on 10 November 2014 at the Cinema One Originals film festival.[3]

Reception

Derek Elley of Film Business Asia rated the film 6 out of 10 stars and, while calling it an impressive debut, wrote that it "is stronger on technique than actual content".[3] Richard Kuipers of Variety wrote, "This stylishly assembled Filipino chiller creates plenty of intrigue but can't quite deliver a knockout punch."[1] Michael Atkinson of The Village Voice called it "an apocalyptic creep-out as heavy with atmosphere and portent as a doomsday sermon".[4] Todd Brown of Twitch Film called it "a gorgeously executed and tightly controlled exercise in religious dread".[5]

Awards

Year	Organization	Award	Awardee	Result	Ref
2014	Cinema One Originals	Best Sound	Corinne De San Jose	Won	[6]
		Best Editing	Lawrence Ang
		Best Supporting Actor	Andy Bais
		Best Film	Violator
2015	Gawad Urian Award	Best Sound	Corinne De San Jose		[7]
		Best Supporting Actor	Joel Lamangan	Nominated	[8]
		Best Cinematography	Alber Banzon and Gym Lumbera
		Best Editing	Lawrence Ang

References

1. Kuipers, Richard (2015-11-29). "Film Review: 'Violator'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
2. Punongbayan, Stefan (2014-11-15). "Supreme radar: The horror of Dodo Dayao: Watch out for this film critic-turned-filmmaker". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
3. Elley, Derek (2014-12-26). "Violator". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
4. Atkinson, Michael (2015-07-02). "This Year's Asian Film Festival Is Restrained, but Only by Its Standards". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
5. Brown, Todd (2014-11-22). "Cinema One 2014 Review: Dodo Dayao's VIOLATOR Is A Masterful Exercise In Mounting Dread". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
6. "Angelica Panganiban wins Best Actress at Cinema One Originals 2014 film fest". Philippine Entertainment Portal. 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
7. Red, Isah V. (2015-06-20). "Nora Aunor is Urian's lifetime achievement awardee". The Standard. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
8. "2015 Gawad Urian nominees bared". The Philippine Star. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2016-04-05.

External links

• Violator on IMDb