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.
Other Titles From Centerstage Productions
Crime + Drama in Philippines
15 Philippines titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Slingshot itself).
The 2006–2008 Philippines Window
Slingshot holds position #4 of 8 Philippines films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Philippines Landscape
2007 was the decade’s peak output year for Philippines — 6 titles released, including Slingshot. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (17 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 5 other Philippines films in 2007.
The 49th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).
Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 16% of Philippines films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 5th percentile among Philippines films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Slingshot, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- slum dweller · 3
- poverty · 24
- election · 13
- manila philippines · 7
- boys' love (bl) · 69
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 |