Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles
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| Directed by | Erik Matti |
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| Written by | Erik Matti |
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| Music by | Von De Guzman |
| Cinematography | Francis Ricardo Buhay III |
| Edited by | Jay Halili |
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| Distributed by | GMA Films |
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102 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
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| Budget | PHP 80 million |
Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles is a 2012 Filipino action horror comedy adventure film written and directed by Erik Matti.The film stars Dingdong Dantes, Lovi Poe, Joey Marquez, Janice de Belen and Roi Vinzon. Dingdong Dantes' company AgostoDos Pictures also served as one of the producers. The film is the first full-length Filipino film entirely shot on green screen chroma key. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics who praised its visual effects while criticizing the plot. Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles was followed up with a sequel in Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 in 2014 which was also directed by Matti.
Makoy travels from Manila to the province of Pulupandan to visit and get back Sonia, who is pregnant with their child. While Fely, Sonia's mother, ruins Makoy's visits, Sonia's father, Nestor, and their helper, Bart, befriends Makoy. When Makoy and Nestor prepare for Sonia's birthday, Bart requests them to buy and cook a pig from his cousin Ringo, who will give them a discount. Makoy and Nestor go to the marketplace, where they are surprised by Ringo's kids. Ringo appears and apologizes, but couldn't offer a discount after an exchange of words. When Ringo leaves, Kulot, one of Ringo's sons (who knows Sonia is pregnant), sells Makoy and Nestor a young pig for a cheap price. Nestor hesitates, but Makoy agrees and buys it.
Returning home, Nestor decides that Makoy should spend the night in their home, despite Fely and Sonia's disapproval. When everybody is asleep, Makoy and Nestor hear strange and familiar noises from the forest. Reminded of the aswang tales he heard before, Nestor tells Makoy to secure the house. The pig they bought from the market transforms into Kulot, who is revealed to be an aswang, and quietly enters Sonia's room to get the baby from inside her womb. Makoy and Nestor are alarmed when they hear Sonia's panicked shouting. Nestor enters the room, and Makoy grabs a huge furniture fork to impale and kill Kulot.
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