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Release year: 1977

Storyline

A Filipino jeepney driver (Kidlat Tahimik) who idolizes America's space program comes to reject the rapid encroachment of technology.

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Directors

Kidlat Tahimik

Writers

Kidlat Tahimik

Cast

Kidlat Tahimik — Kidlat
Mang Fely — Kaya
Dolores Santamaria — Nanay
Georgette Baudry — Lola

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Did you know

• In the scene in Germany, the pregnant woman who goes into labor in the back of the jeepney was played by Kidlat's real life wife Katrin De Guia and the child she was carrying was their first child Kidlat De Guia. In the film, you can hear the woman say his full name, Kidlat Gottlieb Kalaayan.

• According to Dave Kehr, an American museum curator and film critic, this film made for $10,000, is a model of resourcefulness, using film scraps, documentary footage, and post-dubbed sound in an original, appealing mix.

• Director Tahimik made a personal appearance at this film's screening by the Cape Town Film Society, South Africa, in October 1977.