Banal
2008, Tagalog. Directed by Cesar Apolinario.
thou shall not kill
Cris and Jason are two policemen with two opposite personalities and philosophies-Cris is the epitome of the rare, near-extinct breed of honest cops while Jason is the basurero, the legman/front man who does the dirty work of his district's high officials.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Tagalog
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 January 2008
- Country
- Philippines
- Written by
- Mac Cruz, Cris Lim, Cesar Apolinario
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Banal runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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Banal isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2008. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Banal?
Banal (2008) was directed by Cesar Apolinario and stars Paolo Contis, Alfred Vargas, Christopher de Leon.