Pepe Diokno

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Jose Lorenzo Diokno III (born on 13 August 1987) is a Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter. His debut film, Engkwentro (2009), premiered at the 66th Venice Film Festival and received the Lion of the Future ("Luigi de Laurentiis") Award for Best Debut Film as well as the Orizzonti Prize. His other films include Above the Clouds (2014), Kapatiran (2015), and GomBurZa (2023), for which he won the Best Director Award at the 49th Metro Manila Film Festival.

13-08-1987

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Manila, Philippines

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13-08-1987

Birthday

Leo

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Total Films

Jose Lorenzo Diokno III

Also Known As (female)

Manila, Philippines

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Tired Melodies

Set in the 1970s, Angela, a college student, returns to her ancestral home to care for her ailing grandmother. She argues with her eccentric mother within the old house’s walls, slowly uncovering hidden truths about her family’s tumultuous past and drawing her into a personal and political labyrinth from which she must find her path out.

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2024

Above the Clouds

A 15-year-old boy goes on a hiking trip with his estranged grandfather, and overcomes the grief of losing his parents on a mountain above the clouds.

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2014

Clash

"Engwkentro" follows two teenage brothers attempting to escape an unnamed city controlled by an iron-fisted mayor. They must first break away from the cycle of crime, while trying to run from rival gang leaders and the state's murderous vigilantes.

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2009