23 August 2015, Dubai, UAE. The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai will host the first and exclusive screening of the war film Heneral Luna on 30 August 2015 at the Rizal Hall of the Consulate in commemoration of the National Heroes' Day on 31 August 2015.
The epic film produced by Artikulo Uno and directed by Jerrold Tarog stars premier Filipino actor John Arcilla in the title role of national hero General Antonia Luna, together with respected Filipino thespians Leo Martinez, Ronie Lazaro, Nonie Buencamino and Mon Confiado.
Earlier this year, the film was screened at the Asian-American International Film Festival in New York. Fundraising premiers set in New York, Washington DC, San Francisco and Los Angeles from 30-31 August will precede its commercial release on 09 September.
Dubai has been selected by the producers to host the only screening in the Middle East, the region's cultural and cosmopolitan center and host to one of the largest Filipino expatriate communities in the world.
Film critics and aficionados, representatives from the local media and leaders of the Filipino community are set to attend the film screening together with the Consul General and rest of the Consular staff.
Film Synopsis
http://henerallunathemovie.com/#Synopsis
Set during the Philippine-American war, a short-tempered Filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.
In 1898, General Antonio Luna (John Arcilla), commander of the revolutionary army, is spoiling for a fight. The Philippines, after three hundred years as a Spanish colony, has unwillingly come under American rule. General Luna wants to fight for freedom but members of the elite would rather strike a deal with the United States. The infighting is fierce in the new cabinet but General Luna and his loyal men forge ahead even as his military decisions are met with resistance from soldiers who are loyal only to President Aguinaldo (Mon Confiado). Ultimately, it is the general’s legendary temper and pride that bring him to his death when a pack of presidential guards assassinate him in broad daylight. While American newspapers are quick to point the blame to Aguinaldo, the mystery has never been completely solved and the General’s killers were never put to justice.