Felix Manalo (film)
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| Directed by | Joel Lamangan |
| Written by | Bienvenido Santiago |
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Dennis Trillo Bela Padilla |
| Music by | Von de Guzman |
| Cinematography | Rody Lacap |
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| Distributed by | Viva Entertainment |
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175 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
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Tagalog English |
| Budget |
₱150 million ($3.3 million) |
| Box office |
₱226 million ($4.8 million) |
Felix Manalo is a 2015 Filipino historical-biographical film dramatizing the life of Felix Ysagun Manalo, the first Executive Minister of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC; English: Church of Christ), and the church he preached. Manalo is regarded by the members of the Iglesia ni Cristo as the last messenger of God and the restorer of the true Church of Christ, whom the INC gives the title Sugò (Tagalog, "messenger" or "envoy"). The story and screenplay were written by INC evangelism head, Bienvenido Santiago. The film was directed by Joel Lamangan. All content of the film was screened and approved by the INC.
The film broke three Guinness world records for film attendance upon release.
Felix Manalo (portrayed by Trillo) joins, studies, doubts, and eventually leaves both Catholicism and Protestantism before starting a church he believes to be a restoration of the Biblical church founded by Jesus.
Joel Lamangan served as the over-all director of the film with Armando Reyes as the assistant director, and Glicerio Santos III as the creative producer. The production design was done by Edgar Martin Littaua, Joel Marcelo Bilbao and Daniel Red. Other members of the production team were Bienvenido Santiago (story and screenplay), Rody Lacap (director of photography), Albert Michael Idioma (sound supervisor), Von de Guzman (musical director), John Wong (film editor), and Juvan Bermil (make-up and hair design). The script was written by the head of evangelism of the INC and the church approved of all content in the film.
About 100 Philippine celebrities were included in the cast. 8,000 people were hired as extras. Scenes were shot in Metro Manila, Laguna, Subic, and Bataan. This includes the INC Chapel F. Manalo (formerly Riverside) in San Juan and the Chapel in San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City which was used in the funeral. The whole film was about 6 hours or 360 minutes in length but a shorter version of the film was used for its theatrical release.
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