Amigo
- Director: John Sayles
- Writer: John Sayles
- Cast: Garret Dillahunt, Chris Cooper, DJ Qualls, Yul Vazquez, Lucas Neff
- Theatrical Release Date: August 19, 2011 7:09 AM
- Criticwire: C+
- On The Web IMDB Entry
Synopsis: A fictional account of events during the Philippine-American War. [Synopsis courtesy IMDb]
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From the structure of his screenplays to the fluidity of his working-class themes, the cinema of John Sayles is always clean. Unfortunately, that assessment doesn't always apply to the quality of his work. Over some 30 years as writer-director-editor, his insistence on creative autonomy on most proj...
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INTERVIEW | John Sayles on "Amigo": "It's just a great story that hasn't been told"
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1 Comment
J-Rain | June 17, 2011 5:34 AM
John Sayles gave an interview about this film on Democracy Now! today. He brought up a great point how the "the Philippine-American War" has been neglected in history books and the like, robbing the people of part of their background. Here is the link if you want to take a look: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/6/17/a_moment_in_the_sun_an