Batch '81
1982, Tagalog. Directed by Mike de Leon.
A secret world... where freedom is obedience and authority is violence.
Sid Lucero, a 21-year old pre-Med student, is an aspiring neophyte of the Alpha Kappa Omega fraternity. Over a six-month initiation period, he and six other neophytes are subjected to severe physical and psychological torture in and outside the fraternity house.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Tagalog
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- Released
- 18 November 1982
- Original title
- ΑΚΩ 81
- Country
- Philippines
- Written by
- Raquel Villavicencio, Clodualdo del Mundo Jr., Mike de Leon
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Batch '81 runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Who directed Batch '81?
Batch '81 (1982) was directed by Mike de Leon and stars Mark Gil, Sandy Andolong, Ward Luarca.