Batang West Side

Batang West Side
Directed byLav Diaz
Written byLav Diaz
Produced byJoey Gosiengfiao
Starring
CinematographyMiguel V. Fabie III
Edited byRon Dale
Music byJoey Ayala
Production
companies
  • JMCN Productions
  • Hinabing Pangarap Productions
Release date
Running time
315 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Filipino
  • Tagalog
  • English

Batang West Side (also known as West Side Avenue and West Side Kid) is a 2001 Philippine crime film. The film written and directed by Lav Diaz based on his 1997 Palanca Award winning screenplay. Its cast includes Gloria Diaz, Raul Arellano, Joel Torre and Angel Aquino. The film gives an inside look at the life of Filipinos in America. With this murder mystery set against the idea of the American Dream, Filipino director Lav Diaz broke into the worldwide arthouse film market.

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