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Slingshot (Tirador)

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Jul 23, 2010
5/5
The mood of scrambling desperation can be exhausting, but the filmmaking is never less than exhilarating. Go to Full Review
Andrew Schenker Village Voice Jul 20, 2010
It's all in good voyeuristic fun, even if Tirador's economic (and political/religious) critique plays a tad crudely. Go to Full Review
Simon Abrams New York Press Oct 22, 2008
With its gritty but gorgeous visual style, Slingshot confirms Mendoza's status as a provocateur with talent and ambition to burn. Go to Full Review
David Lamble Bay Area Reporter Jun 8, 2020
...a Dickensian feast of petty crime and naked flesh in a vibrant Manila slum. Using lightweight video cameras and an energetic youthful cast, the filmmakers show a carnival of human foibles. Go to Full Review
Dan Sallitt Senses of Cinema Oct 12, 2018
But Tirador's panorama of depravity is inevitably tinged with sensationalism, and somehow [director Brillante] Mendoza does not seem especially upset about the debased state of the world. Go to Full Review
Kam Williams Sly Fox Jul 28, 2010
3/4
Hats off to Mendoza for delivering this intimate peek at the intractable state of Third World poverty. Go to Full Review
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Brillante Mendoza

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Jiro Manio

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Kristofer King

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Coco Martin

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Nathan Lopez

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