Badil

Badil

2013 · 100 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

A political thriller about the practice of "badil" or "dynamite fishing", wherein voters are prevented from casting their votes for the opposition by paying them large sums of money to get their fingers inked before election day.

Directed by Chito S. Roño · Written by Rody Vera

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