The Tenants
1976, Tagalog. Directed by Behn Cervantes.
A sakada is a farmer who works in a sugarcane field. The film proceeds to document the stages of sugar production once in the mill, then shifts to the unrest outside where a sakada was shot to death by one of the hacienda's guards.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Tagalog
- Rated
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- Released
- 20 February 1976
- Original title
- Sakada
- Country
- Philippines
- Written by
- Lualhati Bautista, Oscar Miranda
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The Tenants runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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The Tenants isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 February 1976. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Tenants?
The Tenants (1976) was directed by Behn Cervantes and stars Robert Arevalo, Hilda Koronel, Rosa Rosal.