Isaak
1993 · 9 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama
Based on a painting by Rembrandt, “The Sacrifice of Isaac,” the film is a meditation on the complex relations between fathers and sons. In two parallel stories, a son’s desire to be free is shown as he struggles from his father’s oppressive domination. This is shown on the one hand by a boy who watches over his father in his sickbed wishing to free himself from his father’s domineering presence; and on the other, a biblical Isaac who frees himself from Abraham’s intent to kill his own son.
Directed by Nick Deocampo · Written by Nick Deocampo
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Cast
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Tony Mabesa Abraham / Father - K Khris Isaak Isaak / Son
- R Rem Santiago Angel
- R Raul Regalado The Judge
- L Len Ag-Santos The General
- R Ricky Orellana The Pope
- N Norman Garcia The Man
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Evelyn Vargas The Woman - C Carlo Roxas The Child
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★ 4.71983
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★ 4.31987
MovieDocumentary
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MovieDocumentary
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MovieDocumentary
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2012
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2004
Movie
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