‘Captive’: a first-rate sociology of the Mindanao we try to understand
By PABLO A. TARIMAN
THE latest film of Brillante Mendoza, “Captive” attempts to document the perennial problem of kidnap-for-ransom associated with Southern Mindanao.
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The Mindanao hostage saga according to Brillante Mendoza
By PABLO A. TARIMAN
THE first Filipino filmmaker to win the best director trophy at the Cannes Film fest is taking a new look at the recurring cycle of hostage-taking in Mindanao.