Batang West Side

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.^[1][2] The film gives an inside look at the life of Filipinos in America.^[3][4][5][6] With this murder mystery set against the idea of the American Dream, Filipino director Lav Diaz broke into the worldwide arthouse film market.^[7]

Batang West Side
Directed by	Lav Diaz
Written by	Lav Diaz
Produced by	Joey Gosiengfiao
Starring	Yul Servo Joel Torre Gloria Diaz Angel Aquino
Cinematography	Miguel V. Fabie III
Edited by	Ron Dale
Music by	Joey Ayala
Production companies	JMCN Productions Hinabing Pangarap Productions
Release date	December 2001 (2001-12) (Cinemanila)
Running time	315 minutes
Country	Philippines
Languages	Filipino Tagalog English

Cast

• Yul Servo as Hanzel Harana
• Joel Torre as Juan Mijares
• Gloria Diaz as Lolita Fordham
• Angel Aquino as Elvira Pareño

Accolades

The film won several awards at the Urian Honors, including Best Picture, Best Director (Lav Diaz), Best Screenplay (Lav Diaz), Best Cinematography, Best Actor (Joel Torre), Best Supporting Actress (Gloria Diaz), Best Supporting Actor, Best Production Design, Best Sound, and Best Score (Joey Ayala).^{[8][unreliable source?]} It won Best Picture at the Singapore International Film Festival and the Belgium Independent Film Festival.^[9]

See also

• List of longest films