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Clash

Engkwentro

Philippines

2009

60 Min
Color
Tagalog, Filipino
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DIR Pepe Diokno

PROD Pepe Diokno

SCR Pepe Diokno, Bianca Balbuena, Nicholas Varela, Felix Roco, Jerry Gracio

DP Emman Pascual

CAST Bayang Barrios, Celso Ad. Castillo, Zyrus Desamparado, Jim Libiran, Moises Magisa

ED Miguel Araneta, Ralph Crisostomo, Orlean Tan

Venice (Horizons): Luigi De Laurentiis Award, Horizons Award, Rotterdam (Bright Future), Transilvania (No Limit)

Synopsis

Set in an unnamed city, Engwkentro follows the last twenty four hours of two teenage brothers. In order to escape a city controlled by an iron-fisted mayor, they must first break away from the cycle of crime, while trying to run from rival gang leaders and the state’s murderous vigilantes. —IMDb

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Ryan Borja

13Sep09

Congratulations for winning the Luigi de Laurentiis Lion of the Future award and the Venice Horizons honors from the 66th Venice Film Festival!

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Rotterdam 2010: Attack of the Camera

By Daniel Kasman on February 9, 2010

I didn’t know what I was missing until I saw it right in front of me.  Beaten and exhausted by 8 days at Rotterdam, I decided to end

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The Auteurs Daily: Venice. Lions

By David Hudson on September 12, 2009

  The Venezia 66 Jury, headed up by Ang Lee, has awarded the Golden Lion to Samuel Maoz's Lebanon; here's the roundup of reviews so

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Johnny Nguyen Kicks Many Faces In New Clip From CLASH

By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011
We’ve gotten hold of a new clip from Vietnamese martial arts flick Clash and the beatings contained within make me happy that I’ve always maintained a cordial relationship with star Johnny Nguyen. Because
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Exclusive Clip From Vietnamese Action Flick CLASH

By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011
Indomina Releasing will put Johnny Nguyen starring action flick Clash (Bay Rong) on US shelves August 9th and to help get the word out they’ve offered up an exclusive clip to fans here on Twitch.Trinh
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US Trailer For Vietnamese Martial Arts Flick CLASH

By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011
Vietnamese actor, martial artist and stunt man – he was heavily featured in the first two Spider-Man films – Johnny Nguyen first matched up with Veronica Ngo for 2007’s hit effort The Rebel. The pair had
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SFIAAFF 2011: BAY RONG (CLASH, 2009): A Critical Overview

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
As early as July 2009, Twitch teammate Todd Brown was already anticipating the release of Bay Rong (Clash, 2009), the follow-up to the popular Vietnamese martial arts film The Rebel (2007), produced and
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AFFD 2010: CLASH Review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
[Our thanks to Josh Hurtado for this review from the Asian Film Festival of Dallas, now underway.] I have a problem with Johnny Tri Nguyen. In the last few years, Nguyen has gone from martial arts second
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SFIAAFF 2011: BAY RONG (CLASH, 2009)--VCinema Podcast Interview With Johnny Tri Nguyen & Thanh Van "Veronica" Ngo

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
“The New Wave has been the template for so many emerging national cinemas. If you come from a country that has had, for instance, a fairly consistent film industry but of films that outside their own country
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So Many Asses To Kick. So Little Time. Trailer Arrives For CLASH!

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
We are big fans of Vietnamese-American martial artist Johnny Tri Nguyen in these parts and not just because he’s one of only two men in the world who can claim to have fought both Jet Li and Tony Jaa. ……
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Fresh Trailer For Johnny Nguyen`s CLASH!

By Twitchfilm.com on April 30, 2011
So.  You are a Vietnamese-American martial arts star frustrated with the lack of opportunity in America.  What do you do? If you’re Johnny Nguyen, you head back to Vietnam and build up the local industry
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Indomina Takes On Johnny Nguyen's CLASH

By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
Johnny Nguyen star vehicle Clash was a huge hit at the Vietnamese box office last summer before being a big hit when it premiered in the US at the Tribeca Film Festival and soon it will be nestled on……
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CLASH (BAY RONG) Coming In A Limited Release March 11th In The US

By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
Johnny Tri ‘s latest testament to his badassness will be showing in limited release in selected cities around the USA.  We here at Twitch have been very positive about this film, including me.  I reviewed
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Indomina Takes On Johnny Nguyen's CLASH

By Twitchfilm.net on October 21, 2010
Johnny Nguyen star vehicle Clash was a huge hit at the Vietnamese box office last summer before being a big hit when it premiered in the US at the Tribeca Film Festival and soon it will be nestled on…
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AFFD 2010: CLASH Review

By Twitchfilm.net on July 24, 2010
[Our thanks to Josh Hurtado for this review from the Asian Film Festival of Dallas, now underway.] I have a problem with Johnny Tri Nguyen. In the last few years, Nguyen has gone from martial arts second
→ read on Twitchfilm.net

So Many Asses To Kick. So Little Time. Trailer Arrives For CLASH!

By Twitchfilm.net on July 17, 2010
We are big fans of Vietnamese-American martial artist Johnny Tri Nguyen in these parts and not just because he’s one of only two men in the world who can claim to have fought both Jet Li and Tony Jaa. …
→ read on Twitchfilm.net

Fresh Trailer For Johnny Nguyen`s CLASH!

By Twitchfilm.net on July 17, 2010
So.  You are a Vietnamese-American martial arts star frustrated with the lack of opportunity in America.  What do you do? If you’re Johnny Nguyen, you head back to Vietnam and build up the local industry
→ read on Twitchfilm.net

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Movie Review: Engkwentro (Clash)

By Fidel Antonio Medel on May 15, 2010

“Engkwentro” is a love-it-or-hate-it film. This will provoke discussions and even spark debates because of its dissection of juvenile crime and moral ambiguity. The unconventional filmmaking technique…  read review

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