Violator (film)

Violator is a 2014 Philippine psychological horror film written and directed by Eduardo "Dodo" Dayao.[1] It stars Victor Neri, Anthony Falcon, RK Bagatsing, Timothy Mabalot, Andy Bais, and Joel Lamangan. It premiered at the Cinema One Originals film festival, where it won Best Editing, Best Picture, Best Sound, and Best Supporting Actor for Bais. At the Gawad Urian Awards, it won Best Sound and was nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Supporting Actor for Lamangan.

Violator
Film poster
Directed byEduardo "Dodo" Dayao[1]
Produced by
  • Tonee Acejo
  • Lawrence S. Ang
  • Eduardo "Dodo" Dayao[1]
Written byEduardo "Dodo" Dayao
Starring
Music by
  • Ace Cada
  • Marcushiro Nada
Cinematography
  • Gym Lumbera
  • Albert Banzon
  • Timmy Harn (VHS)
Edited byLawrence S. Ang
Production
company
  • Cinema One Originals
  • Quiapost
  • Is It Safe?
Release date
Running time
101 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Language
  • Tagalog
  • English

Premise

At the height of a super-typhoon that could well be the first wave of an impending Apocalypse, five men take refuge in a flooded-in police station and spend the rest of the night with a prisoner who may or may not be the Devil.

Cast

Production

Writer-director Dayao is a film critic, and Violator is his directorial debut. He says the step was natural to him, though he accepts others find it less so. When casting the film, Dayao consciously cast the actors against type. All of the actors were his first choices, and they all took the roles that he desired.[2]

Release

Violator premiered on 10 November 2014 at the Cinema One Originals film festival.[3]

Reception

Derek Elley of Film Business Asia rated the film 6 out of 10 stars and, while calling it an impressive debut, wrote that it "is stronger on technique than actual content".[3] Richard Kuipers of Variety wrote, "This stylishly assembled Filipino chiller creates plenty of intrigue but can't quite deliver a knockout punch."[1] Michael Atkinson of The Village Voice called it "an apocalyptic creep-out as heavy with atmosphere and portent as a doomsday sermon".[4] Todd Brown of Twitch Film called it "a gorgeously executed and tightly controlled exercise in religious dread".[5]

Awards
YearOrganizationAwardAwardeeResultRef
2014Cinema One OriginalsBest SoundCorinne De San JoseWon[6]
Best EditingLawrence Ang
Best Supporting ActorAndy Bais
Best FilmViolator
2015Gawad Urian AwardBest SoundCorinne De San Jose[7]
Best Supporting ActorJoel LamanganNominated[8]
Best CinematographyAlber Banzon and Gym Lumbera
Best EditingLawrence Ang

References
  1. Kuipers, Richard (2015-11-29). "Film Review: 'Violator'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  2. Punongbayan, Stefan (2014-11-15). "Supreme radar: The horror of Dodo Dayao: Watch out for this film critic-turned-filmmaker". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  3. Elley, Derek (2014-12-26). "Violator". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  4. Atkinson, Michael (2015-07-02). "This Year's Asian Film Festival Is Restrained, but Only by Its Standards". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  5. Brown, Todd (2014-11-22). "Cinema One 2014 Review: Dodo Dayao's VIOLATOR Is A Masterful Exercise In Mounting Dread". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  6. "Angelica Panganiban wins Best Actress at Cinema One Originals 2014 film fest". Philippine Entertainment Portal. 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  7. Red, Isah V. (2015-06-20). "Nora Aunor is Urian's lifetime achievement awardee". The Standard. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  8. "2015 Gawad Urian nominees bared". The Philippine Star. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
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