Renowned filmmaker Mike de Leon’s 1981 film “Kisapmata,” which stars a young Charo Santos, is available for free streaming only today, Dec. 19.
De Leon uploaded the restored version of the classic film through his “Citizen Jake” account on the video-sharing platform Vimeo. The film became available for viewing earlier at 7 a.m. and will only be up until 11 p.m.
“Kisapmata,” based on the true and chilling murder-suicide case of the Cabading family back in 1961, was inspired by Nick Joaquin’s (writing under his pseudonym Quijano de Manila) telling of the events through the crime report “The House on Zapote Street,” which was published in the Philippines Free Press magazine.
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