''Sa Dulo ng Baril'' () is a 1988 Filipino

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film written and directed by Jerry O. Tirazona and starring

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, Lito Lazaro, Eric Borbon, Marithez Samson, Nick Romano, Danny Riel, and Ronald Nepomuceno. Produced by Super Nine Films International, the film was released on August 5, 1988. Critic

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gave the film a negative review, criticizing its pretentious editing and questionable depiction of communist rebels in the early 1970s.

Cast

as Arnel, a

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activist *Lito Lazaro *Eric Borbon *Marithez Samson *Nick Romano *Danny Riel *Ronald Nepomuceno *

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*Robert Talby *Robert Miller *

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*Pong de Guzman *Joe Baltazar

Release

''Sa Dulo ng Baril'' was graded "C" by the

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(MTRCB), indicating a "Fair" quality, and was released in the Philippines on August 5, 1988.

Critical response

, writing for the ''

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'', gave ''Sa Dulo ng Baril'' a negative review, criticizing the film as pretentious for its cutaways to things such as flowers and the sea, despite nearly liking the simplicity of its storytelling. He also questioned the film's depiction of rebel communists as a rigid and severe group, for during the early 1970s the rebels would have been more concerned with widening its base than punishing wayward citizens within its controlled territory. Diaz also noted that many viewers were disappointed with the film due to expecting an action-packed story, when instead they were given "an orientation of the problems affecting our society".

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* 1988 films Filipino-language films Films about activists Films about rebels Films set in 1972 Films set in Batangas Films set in Laguna (province) Films with screenplays by Jerry O. Tirazona {{1980s-Philippines-film-stub