The Woman in the Septic Tank
2011 1h 27m movie Film Philippines

The Woman in the Septic Tank

Ang Babae sa Septic Tank

The Woman in the Septic Tank ranks #3 among 9 Philippines films released between 2010–2012.

Synopsis

Ang Babae sa Septic Tank

Cynical filmmakers plan on producing a bleak, independent film dealing with poverty and prostitution in the hopes of scoring free travel to international film festivals.

Other Titles From Cinemalaya Foundation

The 2010–2012 Philippines Window

Among 9 Philippines films we catalog from this window, The Woman in the Septic Tank places #3 — near the top of its class.

  1. Century of Birthing
    #1

    Century of Birthing

    ★ 8.2 · 2011
  2. Florentina Hubaldo, CTE
    #2

    Florentina Hubaldo, CTE

    ★ 7.6 · 2012
  3. The Woman in the Septic Tank
    #3

    The Woman in the Septic Tank

    ★ 7.2 · 2011
  4. Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution
    #4

    Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution

    ★ 6.9 · 2011
  5. Rigodon
    #5

    Rigodon

    ★ 6.0 · 2012
  6. An Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget
    #6

    An Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget

    ★ 5.9 · 2012
  7. The Road
    #7

    The Road

    ★ 5.3 · 2011
  8. Amigo
    #8

    Amigo

    ★ 4.9 · 2010

The 2010s Philippines Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Philippines, 69 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Woman in the Septic Tank premiered alongside 4 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 4 other Philippines films in 2011.

The 58th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).

Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).

Audience Engagement

12
Reviews
29th
Review-volume percentile
18th
Popularity percentile

12 audience reviews — more than 29% of Philippines films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 18th percentile among Philippines films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #38 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.0 points above the Philippines average of 6.2/10.

Among Philippines Comedy productions specifically: #13 of 29 (top 45%).

Production Details

Primary CountryPhilippines
Original LanguageFilipino
Production CompaniesCinemalaya Foundation, Quantum Films, Martinez Rivera Films
Runtime1h 27m
Release DateAugust 3, 2011
IMDbtt1961179