Turumba
1983 Filipino film
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Turumba is a 1983 Filipino film written, produced, and directed by Kidlat Tahimik. The film was originally made as a 45-minute short film titled Olympic Gold, commissioned by West German broadcaster ZDF for the 1981 television series Vater Unser.[1]
Directed byKidlat Tahimik
Written byKidlat Tahimik
Produced byKidlat Tahimik
Starring
- Homer Abiad
- Iñigo Vito
- Maria Pehipol
- Patricio Abari
- Bernarda Pacheco
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| Directed by | Kidlat Tahimik |
| Written by | Kidlat Tahimik |
| Produced by | Kidlat Tahimik |
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| Cinematography | Roberto Yniguez |
| Edited by | K.H. Fugunt |
| Music by | Mandy Afuang |
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| Distributed by | Flower Films |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
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| Language | Tagalog |
Synopsis
Set in a tiny village, the story follows a family who makes a paper-mache animals which they sell during the Turumba festival. One day, a German visitor decides to buy all their wooden sculptures and orders a whole stock in celebration of the German Oktoberfest. Soon enough, the family and their entire village have turned into a year round of profit-driven labour resulting to the dissolution of their old tradition.
Cast
- Homer Abiad as Kadu
- Iñigo Vito as Romy
- Maria Pehipol as Lola
- Patricio Abari as Mang Pati
- Bernarda Pacheco as Bernarda
- Katrin de Guia as Katrin Luise
- Claudia Aderes as Mother
- Johnny Ching as Son
