Jaguar (1979 film)
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| Directed by | Lino Brocka |
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| Based on | "The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society" by Quijano de Manila |
| Produced by | Rolando S. Atienza |
| Starring | Phillip Salvador |
| Cinematography | Conrado Baltazar |
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| Music by | Max V. Jocson |
Production company | Bancom Audiovision |
| Distributed by | Bancom Audiovision |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Jaguar is a 1979 Filipino neo noir crime film directed by Lino Brocka from a story and screenplay written by Jose F. Lacaba and Ricky Lee. It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. The story is based on the real-life "Brown Derby Shooting" in 1960 as documented by Quijano de Manila in the article "The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society", later republished in the non-fiction crime anthology, Reportage on Crime (1977).
The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Filipino film to compete in the main competition of the festival. It won Best Picture and Best Director at the 1980 FAMAS Awards. It also won five Gawad Urian Awards, including Best Picture and Best Direction. Anita Linda was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Urian Awards.
A 4K restoration of the film was premiered at the 16th Lumière Film Festival in October 2024 in Lyon, France.