Asia's Titanic

2009 0h 46m EN

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★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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The passenger ship Doña Paz collided with an oil tanker in the Philippines. 4,000 passengers died in the tragedy. Just five days before Christmas in 1987, the passenger ship Doña Paz collided with an oil tanker off Mindoro Island in the Philippines. 4,000 passengers died in the tragedy. It was the world's worst peacetime maritime disaster. Through dramatic first hand accounts from survivors and rescuers, transcripts from the Philippine congressional inquiry into the tragedy, archival footage and photos and a re-enactment of the collision, dissect the unfolding tragedy of Doña Paz.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Joonee Gamboa
Narrator
Salvador Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor)
Salvador - self
Aludía Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor)
Aludía - self
Luthgardo Niedo (Dona Paz survivor)
Luthgardo - self
Pedro Sorema (Dona Paz survivor)
Sorema - self
Morris Apura (Doña Paz survivor)
Apura - self
Almario Balanay (Dona Paz survivor)
Balanay - self
Generoso Batola (Doña Paz survivor)
Batola - self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yam Laranas
Languages: English, Tagalog
Countries: Philippines

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RUNTIME

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Tight 46-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Tagalog.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Joonee Gamboa and Salvador Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor) and Aludía Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor) carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yam Laranas directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Philippines. Dialogue in English, Tagalog.

Trivia

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1Tight 46-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Tagalog.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Joonee Gamboa and Salvador Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor) and Aludía Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor) carry the top of the cast.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 46 min · 0h 46m
Status: Released
Original language: EN

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TheRethinkerCurator2024-06-15
★ 9/10
Great Documentary. However, I can’t help but feel that this is one of the most horrific, devastating, and tragic of peacetime maritime tragedies to have occurred surpassing the RMS TITANIC. The MV DONA PAZ tragedy had taken the lives along with those of the oil tanker MT Vector: 4,386 dead, and 27 survived. I won’t ever forget that night recorded: December 20, 1987. RIP.

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