Mr. Dela Llana and Mr. Gamazon get into
some locations that haven't been seen in the West since Lino Brocka's
provocative, politicized Philippine melodramas of the 70's and 80's. NY
TIMES
"A taut, stylish, minimalist
thriller." NY
POST
"landmark in diaspora cinema."
VILLAGE
VOICE
Pic departs from genre convention with
an ending that delivers impressive impact. For a guerilla-style, no-budget Yank
indie to even tackle issues of jihad terror and naive Western thinking is
noteworthy in itself, but Gamazon and Dela Llana inflame the issues with a
gutsy, athletic filmmaking package that shows what can be done with a minimum of
tools. VARIETY
...guerilla
filmmaking at its finest. HOLLYWOOD
REPORTER
A button-pushing thriller...fresh and
compelling to the end. LA
TIMES
A breathless, jugular thriller.
LA
WEEKLY
I've seen Cavite three times now in the
span of 36 hours, first to appreciate the thrilling bare-bones narrative (Blair
Witch Project meets Phone Booth, only much, much better), then to marvel at the
ingenuity of two young filmmakers spinning gold out of tinfoil, then to gawk at
the masterful craft of a movie that looks as though it had been made by old
pros. DALLAS
OBSERVER
...riveting film. PASADENA
WEEKLY
...a hallucinogenic travelogue. LA
CITY BEAT
Smart,
tense, raw and uncompromising, "Cavite" throws you into a verité
first-person nightmare with the bruising, single-minded intensity of "The
Blair Witch Project" and the topical fervor of today's headlines. AUSTIN
STATESMAN
A
remarkable film that is interesting and appropriately contemporary in style as
well as subject...Cavite is a thoughtful and skillfully developed story
and a true Independent film. If you have a chance to see it, do.
FILMTHREAT
This
film captures the essence of independent filmmaking by working with a
non-existent budget and delivering a worthwhile film with an amazing message.
COMINGSOON.NET
Anchored
by an excellent lead performance by (co-writer, co-director) Gamazon, "Cavite"
throws your expectations to the wind and just hopes you'll come along for the
ride. It's fast-paced and grittily entertaining, but never in that safe and
generic way that most Hollywood thrillers shoot for. EFILMCRITIC
Cavite
is a must-see. ASIANWEEK
...astonishingly
well-made thriller. KANSAS
CITY STAR
...more
absorbing, provocative and intense than most major studio films with
multimillion dollar budgets. DAILY
TEXAN
...the
film effectively conveys the tension and terror of Adam's plight.
AUSTIN
CHRONICLE
a
thought-provoking, edge-of-your-seat thriller... MOVIEHOLE.NET
Where
this film differs from those more forgettable Hollywood thrillers is in it's
setting: the film takes place in the Philippines, and the filmmakers use their
story as an excuse to explore this culture in vivid, fascinating detail. In
addition, they take the premise to places, narratively that no Hollywood film
would ever dare go. The climax of Cavite is upsetting and honest, and
completely elevates the film from the status of a traditional nail biter. AINTITCOOL
Dela
Llana and Gamazon fashion a work that's both avant-garde and Hollywood... FILMMAKER
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