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Banal
Banal
  1. Movies
  2. Banal

Banal

2008
1h 50m
Drama
Action

Status

Released

Release

2008

Runtime

1h 50m

Storyline

"thou shall not kill"

Cris and Jason are two policemen with two opposite personalities and philosophies-Cris is the epitome of the rare, near-extinct breed of honest cops while Jason is the basurero, the legman/front man who does the dirty work of his district's high officials.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 50m
Jan 1, 2008
Languages
English
Tagalog
Director
Cesar Apolinario
Production
ComGuild Productions
ComGuild Productions
Production Countries
Philippines

Top Cast

11 Cast Members

Paolo Contis

Paolo Contis

Cris

Alfred Vargas

Alfred Vargas

Jayson

Christopher de Leon

Christopher de Leon

Major Sagala

Cassandra Ponti

Melody

Paolo Paraiso

Paolo Paraiso

Pepe Smith

Pepe Smith

Ina Alegre

Jemina Cruz

Serg Illarina

Evangeline Pascual

Evangeline Pascual

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

Himself (archive footage)

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