Jaguar (1979 film)

Directed byLino Brocka

Written by

• Jose F. Lacaba
• Ricardo Lee

Based on"The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society"
by Quijano de Manila

Produced byRolando S. Atienza

Jaguar
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lino Brocka
Written by	Jose F. Lacaba Ricardo Lee
Based on	"The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society" by Quijano de Manila
Produced by	Rolando S. Atienza
Starring	Phillip Salvador
Cinematography	Conrado Baltazar
Edited by	Augusto Salvador Rene Tala
Music by	Max V. Jocson[a] Winston Raval[b]
Production company	Bancom Audiovision
Distributed by	Bancom Audiovision
Release date	31 August 1979 (1979-08-31)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Jaguar is a 1979 Filipino neo noir crime film directed by Lino Brocka from a story and screenplay written by Jose F. Lacaba and Ricky Lee.^[1] It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.^[2] The story is based on the real-life "Brown Derby Shooting" incident in 1960 as documented by Quijano de Manila in the article "The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society", later republished in the non-fiction crime anthology, Reportage on Crime (1977).^[3][4]

The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Filipino film to compete in the main competition of the festival.^[5] It won Best Picture and Best Director at the 1980 FAMAS Awards.^[6][7] It also won five Gawad Urian Awards, including Best Picture and Best Direction. Anita Linda was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Urian Awards.^[8]

A 4K restoration of the film premiered at the 16th Lumière Festival in October 2024 in Lyon, France.^[9]