Philippines Synopsis
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A tribute to the real potential of digital cinema, Slingshot is a slum epic on steroids. It weaves stories left and right into a shocking tableau about life for the lowest of the low in the Philippines poorest and most crime-ridden districts. National elections are coming up so in the usual attempt to appear “tough-on-crime”, The Big Boys have been sent into crack down on the the local squatters, thieves and miscreants who litter the film like broken bottle. And since no sweep is ever a clean sweep, the cops brutal shock-force tactics quickly ripple outwards with jagged repurcussions.
The 2006–2008 Philippines Window
8 Philippines films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Slingshot sits at position #4.
Other Titles From Centerstage Productions
The 2000s Philippines Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Slingshot premiered. 17 total titles in this decade from Philippines.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #83 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Philippines Crime productions specifically: #10 of 25 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Filipino |
| Production Companies | Centerstage Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 26m |
| Release Date | May 16, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt1097267 |