THE FAMILY THAT EATS SOIL

“The Family That Eats Soil” seeks to paint a dystopian portrait, a phantasmagoric reversal of Filipino values. It is an allegory for a people still walking and breathing under an unending nightmare.

A crisp, 75-minute hyper-condensed punk-trash take on Philippine family politics. At times it plays like a de-Pasolinized version of Takashi Miike’s Visitor Q, at others like an absurdist experimental bomba flick. Yet it always feels as if cinema is about to end and only no-holds-barred videomaking can save the world. (Film Comment)

Displays clear traces of furious improvisations and a nonchalant provocative manner. (Rotterdam International Film Festival)

A very violent & provocative film. Downright bizarre. Involves cockfighting, prostitution, midgets, skull-crushing and plots to kill babies. (Montreal Festival Of New Cinema)

Original Title: Ang Pamilyang Kumakain Ng Lupa

Director	Khavn De La Cruz
Producer	Kamias Road
Scenario	Khavn De La Cruz
Cast	Carlo Catap
	Hamid Eton
	Elisabeth Marin
	Gil Mendoza
	Hazel Magno
	Edward Vitto
Photography	Albert Banzon
Editor	Sunshine Matutina
Production design	Omar Gerez, Oblax Balignasay, Christian Guzman, Enteng Viray
Sound design	Bobby Macabenta, Lionel Valdellon
Music	Lionel Valdellon, Khavn De La Cruz
Length	75′

FESTIVALS
Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine, Chile
29th Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil, 2005
34th Montreal International Festival of New Cinema, 2005
41st Pesaro International Film Festival, 2005
4th La Palma International Digital Film Festival, 2005
28th Goteborg International Film Festival, 2005
34th Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2005
Hubert Bals Fund, Spring Selection Round, 2004
Austin Asian Film Festival, Texas, USA, 2007