Philippines Synopsis
“The heart remembers what even history forgets.”
Rafael is a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael's brother is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Amigo. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2009–2011 Philippines Window
In the crowded 2009-2011 Philippines release window, Amigo sits at #7 of 8. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Philippines Landscape
Amigo premiered in 2010 — a quieter year for Philippines cinema with only 1 titles in our catalog. The 2010s overall landed 69 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Drama + History in Philippines
4 Philippines titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Amigo itself).
Position in Catalog
The 57th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).
Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 38% of Philippines films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 37th percentile among Philippines films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Amigo, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- gun battle · 5
- arrest · 3
- american · 3
- soldier · 29
- rain · 15
- rebel · 8
- 1900s · 8
- ambush · 6
- friendship · 134
- philippines · 55
- village · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #125 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Philippines average of 6.2/10.
Among Philippines Drama productions specifically: #77 of 82 (top 94%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Philippines, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Anarchist's Convention Films |
| Runtime | 2h 8m |
| Release Date | July 14, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1562847 |
| Official Site | www3.amigomovie.com |