Brillante Mendoza’s ‘Alpha: The Right to Kill’ Shown in Select Cinemas
Last january 11, 2019, Brillante Mendoza’s film “Alpha: The Right to Kill” had a red carpet premier that took
place at the new Director's Club Cinema at The
Podium in Mandaluyong. Joining the Cannes Film Festival 2009 Best Director at the event were the
film’s scriptwriter Troy Espiritu and lead actors Allen Dizon and Elijah
Filamor.
“Alpha:
The Right to Kill” is released in select theaters in the Philippines starting
today January 16, 2019. Among the
screening venues are Cloverleaf, Fairview Terraces, Gaisano, Gateway Cineplex,
Glorietta 4, Market Market Cinema, Robinsons, SM Supermalls, Sta. Lucia,
Starmall, Trinoma and Vista Cinemas.
Film Development Council of the Philippines chairman Liza Diño-Seguerra attended
the “Alpha:
The Right to Kill” red carpet premiere with
former National Youth Commission chairperson Ice Seguerra. Directors JoselitoAltajerosand
Louie Ignacio and former Tourism Promotions Board chief operation officer Cesar
Montano also graced the event.
Baron Geisler was given warm welcome by members of the press
during the event. “Alpha: The Right to Kill” marks the third time the actor
starred in a full-length film directed by Mendoza.
Joining
Dizon, Filamor and Geisler in the “Alpha: The Right to Kill”cast are Jalyn Taboneknek Perez, Angela Cortez, Apollo Abraham,
Richard Manabat, Nikko de los Santos, JC Tan, Jim Libiran, Dexter Macaraeg,
Raymond Rinoza, XixiMaturan and Cataleya Surio. They were all present during the
red carpet premiere.
Other
special guests included Kiko Matos and Ketchup Eusebio, who are set to star in
Mendoza’s upcoming film “Mindanao” with Dizon and Judy Ann Santos.The trailers
of “Mindanao” and Mendoza’s collaboration project with Lav Diaz and
Kidlat Tahimik titled “Lakbayan” (Journey) were shown during the “Alpha: The
Right to Kill”red carpet premiere.
Before making its Philippine premiere, “Alpha:
The Right to Kill” was screened in several film festivals abroad. It made its
world premiere in September 2018 at the San
Sebastián International Film Festival in Spain where it won the Special Jury
Prize.
In
October 2018, “Alpha: The Right to Kill” was shown at the Busan International
Film Festival in South Korea and the Warsaw International Film Festival in
Poland. It was then screened in November 2018 at the Minsk International Film
Festival in Belarus, Shaken Aimanov International Film Festival in Kazakhstan,
Tokyo FilmEx in Japan, Cairo International Film Festival, Torino Film Festival
in Italy and Singapore International Film Festival in Singapore and in December
2018at the Kerala International Film Festival in India.
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