Pugoy – Hostage: Davao
1993 Philippine action film
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Pugoy – Hostage: Davao is a 1993 Filipino action film directed by Francis "Jun" Posadas. The film stars Ian Veneracion as Felipe Pugoy. The film is based on the 1989 Davao hostage crisis.[1][2] Produced by First Films, the film was released in early 1993.[3]
Directed byFrancis "Jun" Posadas
Written by
- Francis Posadas
- Jojo Lapus
- Ely Perez
Produced byEddie Chua
Starring
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| Directed by | Francis "Jun" Posadas |
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| Produced by | Eddie Chua |
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| Cinematography | Ver Dauz |
| Edited by | Rogelio Salvador |
Production company | First Films |
| Distributed by | First Films |
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Plot
This film is about the story of Felipe Pugoy, a troubled inmate who, with his gang, instigated a hostage crisis in a Davao City prison that led to 21 deaths (5 hostages and 16 inmates, including Pugoy) in 1989. Among them were a visiting Australian female missionary Jacqueline Hamill with the evangelical Joyful Assembly of God.
Cast
- Ian Veneracion as Felipe Pugoy
- Lito Legaspi[citation needed] as Mayor Antonio Duwalde (based on Mayor Rodrigo Duterte)
- Roy Alvarez as Lt. Col. Franco Calida
- Gina Pangle as Jacqueline Raye Hamill
- Mark Gil as Mohammad Nazir Samparani
