Verdict | |
Director: | Raymund Ribay Gutierrez |
Producer: | Brillante Ma. Mendoza |
Screenplay: | Raymund Ribay Gutierrez |
Music: | Diwa de Leon |
Cinematography: | Joshua Reyles |
Editing: | Diego Marx Dobles |
Distributor: | Centerstage Productions |
Runtime: | 126 minutes |
Country: | Philippines |
Language: | Filipino |
Verdict is a 2019 Philippine crime drama film[1] directed by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez. It was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2]
A wife seeks justice after she and her daughter are victims of domestic abuse.[3]
Verdict was screened from September 5 to 15, 2019 as part of the Toronto International Film Festival.[4] The film was screened in select cinemas in the Philippines from September 13 to 19, 2019 as part of the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino film festival.[1]
The film received the special jury prize (Horizons) at the 2019 Venice Film Festival and was the only Southeast Asian film to feature in the film festival.[5] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval of 100% based on 10 reviews.[6]