1898. Los últimos de Filipinas (2016)
Release Year: 2016
Nation: Spain
Alternative Title: Os Últimos das Filipinas, Последните мъже на Филипините, 1898: Our Last Men in the Philippines, 1898: Hispaania viimased sõdurid Filipiinidel, 1898: Viimeiset miehemme Filippiineillä, 1898 - Våre siste menn på Fillippinene, Ostatni Hiszpanie na Filipinach, 1898. Последние на Филиппинах, Poslednji Filipinci, 1898: Våra sista män på Filippinerna
Director: Salvador Calvo
Writer: Alejandro Hernández
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Enrique Cerezo
Companies: 13 TV, CIPI Cinematografica S.A., TVE
Genre: Drama, Historical Film, History, War
Budget: 6.976.542
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Keywords
Keywords: church, military outpost, philippine army, philippine history, philippines, siege, spain, spanish–american war (1898)
Story
In 1898, Spain sends a military squad led by Captain Enrique de las Morenas and Lieutenant Cerezo to protect their outpost in Baler, Philippines. The soldiers face constant attacks from Filipino rebels and are eventually forced to take refuge in the local church due to the relentless siege. The heat and malaria start taking a toll on them, leading to the death of the captain from beriberi. Cerezo takes over leadership but faces resistance from Jimeno, a survivor of a previous squad annihilated by rebels. As months pass, the soldiers become more desperate and paranoid, especially after learning that Spain has sold its colonies to the USA without informing them. Despite this news, Cerezo remains determined to fight on until Carlos, one of his men struggling with opium addiction, tries to find a way to end the conflict.
Summary
1898. Los últimos de Filipinas is a 2016 Spanish historical war film directed by Salvador Calvo. Set against the backdrop of the Philippine Revolution and the Spanish–American War, the movie follows the struggles of fifty Spanish soldiers stranded in Baler, Philippines, who endure an eleven-month siege by Filipino rebels after being abandoned by their empire. The story highlights themes of survival, desperation, and the futility of war as seen through the eyes of these forgotten soldiers.
