Muro Ami

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Muro Ami is a Filipino drama film that powerfully depicts the harsh realities of child labor in the destructive muro-ami fishing industry.

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Muro Ami canonical 3

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instanceOf Philippine film
film
awardReceived Best Actor at the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival
Best Child Performer at the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival
Best Cinematography at the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival
Best Director at the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival
Best Editing at the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival
Best Picture at the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival
Best Production Design at the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival
Best Screenplay at the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival
Best Sound at the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival
basedOn real-life muro-ami fishing practices in the Philippines
castMember Amy Austria
Cesar Montano
Elizabeth Oropesa
Jhong Hilario
Pen Medina
Rebecca Lusterio
cinematographyBy Rody Lacap
countryOfOrigin Philippines
director Marilou Diaz-Abaya
editedBy Manet Dayrit
genre drama film
hasTheme environmental destruction
moral redemption
poverty
social realism
language Filipino
Tagalog
mainSubject child labor
exploitation of children
illegal fishing
muro-ami fishing
musicBy Nonong Buencamino
originalNetwork GMA Network
partOf 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival
portrays abuse of child workers
destructive coral reef fishing
muro-ami fishing technique
producer Butch Jimenez
productionCompany GMA Films
releaseDate 1999-12-25
releaseYear 1999
runningTime approximately 120 minutes
screenwriter Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Ricky Lee
setting Philippine seas
linked to: Philippine Sea

Visayan Sea
starredActor Cesar Montano

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Cesar Montano notableWork Muro Ami
GMA Films notableWork Muro Ami
Cesar Manhilot notableWork Muro Ami