1898: Our Last Men in the Philippines (2016)

A soldiers trapped inside a church as last refugee. A fight that no one couldn't win. A war that no one wanted to lose.

Director:

Salvador Calvo

Writer:

Alejandro Hernández

Stars:

Luis Tosar, Javier Gutiérrez, Álvaro Cervantes

1 win & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luis Tosar	...	Teniente Martín Cerezo
Javier Gutiérrez	...	Sargento Jimeno
Álvaro Cervantes	...	Soldado Carlos
Karra Elejalde	...	Fray Carmelo
Carlos Hipólito	...	Doctor Vigil
Ricardo Gómez	...	Soldado José
Patrick Criado	...	Soldado Juan
Eduard Fernández	...	Capitán Enrique de las Morenas
Miguel Herrán	...	Soldado Carvajal
Emilio Palacios	...	Moisés
Alexandra Masangkay	...	Teresa
Pedro Casablanc	...	Teniente Coronel Cristóbal Aguilar
Raymond Bagatsing	...	Comandante Luna
Ciro Miró	...	Jinete
Frank Spano	...	Emisario Tagalo

Storyline

In 1898, Spain sends a military squad to the town of Baler, Philippines, to protect one of the last colonies of the Spanish Empire, to avoid rebellious natives from recovering its ancient territories. Lead by Captain Enrique de las Morenas and Lieutenant Cerezo, proud military men, the soldiers are stalked by night by the rebels, and are forced to seek refuge in the church run by Fray Carmelo, Baler's priest. Turning the church into a military fort, the unrelenting heat and malaria starts to sweep across the men. After the Captain's death by a disease called beriberi, Cerezo steps in as the new leader of the squad, faced with a constant power struggle with Jimeno, a soldier from the previous squad annihilated by the rebels. Becoming more and more paranoid and obsessive with the victory and the glory of the Spanish Empire, the rebels close to Cerezo explain that Spain has already sold the Philippine Islands to the USA, ceding all the colonies from the Spanish Empire, and that the war ...

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Plot Keywords:

year 1898 | year 1899 | 1890s | 19th century | victorian era | 

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Taglines:

Hay hombres que quieren medallas y hombres que quieren volver [There are men they want medals and men they want come back]

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for war violence, bloody images, drug use, sexuality/nudity and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The island of Gran Canaria, Spain, where most locations were filmed, is often referred to as a 'miniature continent' because of the diverse nature of its landscapes and habitats. In fact, the entire western half of the island is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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Quotes

Fray Carmelo: Where god is in charge, no captain is.

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Soundtracks

Yo Te Diré
Music Composed by Jorge Halpern (aka Jorge Halpern Heim)
Lyrics written by Enrique Llovet (aka Enrique Llovet Sánchez)
© Southern Music Española, S.L. / Autorizado por Peermusic Española, S.A.U.
Sung by Alexandra Masangkay

User Reviews

News did not travel fast ...

You have to go back ... back into time. Way back into time that is. As the title suggests 120 years ago right now. You did not have many means of communication, so when you found yourself in a compromising situation, you did not have the opportunity to call for help that easily as it might be today. So Spanish Soldiers find themselves in a very strange war situation with a man at helm who seems determined but also one that goes by he book (for better or worse).

The main character has his positive and negative traits. Something we will come to learn during the course of the movie. He is played by a very famous spanish actor. So there is immediately a certain gravitas. But even people who may see him for the first time will feel his screen presence. And while this is a general (no pun intended) war situation, it does revolve around him and what happened ... obviously not everything will have played out as shown on screen (there could not be enough information for that much detail), but overall this is quite draining ... as it should be

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

3 March 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

1898: Our Last Men in the Philippines

Filming Locations:

Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,844, 5 March 2017

Gross USA:

$2,848

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,995,045

Company Credits

Production Co:

13 TV, CIPI Cinematografica S.A., Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1