The Gospel of the Beast
Director
Sheron Dayoc
Credits
Writer & Director
Sheron Dayoc
Producers
Sheron Dayoc,
Sonny Calvento,
Arden Rod Condez
Co- Producer
Weijie Lai
Co- Writer
Jeko Aguado
Executive Producers
Bridget Ting,
Kelvin Ting,
Sheron Dayoc
Line Producer
Tin Velasco
Director of Photography
Rommel Andreo Sales
Production Design
Harley Alcasid
Editor
Lawrence Ang
Sound Designers
Andrea Teresa T. Idioma,
Nicole Rosacay
Music Composer
Len Calvo
Colorist
Mikhail Von Asmuth
LEAD CAST
Jansen Magpusao
Ronnie Lazaro
SUPPORTING CAST
Nathan Sotto
John Renz Javier
Kyle Fermindoza
Jeffrey Jiruma
Aaron Kaiser Mahinay
Gabriel Gazo
Doxford Perlas
Myles Ericka Robles
Rioh Prince Tagana
SOUTHERN LATERN STUDIOS, TINKER BULB and E&W FILMS with the support of THE INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION FUND (ICOF), FILM PHILIPPINES, & THE FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES present The Gospel of the Beast.
Asian Project Market; Full Circle Lab; ScreenTelling Lab
Awards
Best Feature Film (Golden Star Award) - Southeast Asian Film Awards Section - 2024 Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival
Young Critics Award - Southeast Asian Film Awards Section - 2024 Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival
Best Feature Narrative - 17th Bali International Film Festival/ BALINALE 2024
Best Supporting Actor (Ronnie Lazaro) - 2024 Gawad Urian (Philippine Critics Award)
Best Editing (Lawrence Ang) - 2024 Gawad Urian (Philippine Critics Award)
Best Supporting Actor (Ronnie Lazaro) - 2024 Sinag Maynila
Best Actor (Jansen Magpusao) - 2024 Sinag Maynila
Competition - Bali International Film Festival/ BALINALE 2024
Competition - Sinag Maynila 2024
Official Selection - Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth (2024)
Official Selection - 43rd Minneapolis International Film Festival (2024)
Southeast Asian Film Awards Section - 2024 Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival
Official Selection, World Cinema - 2023 International Film Festival of India, Goa
The main competition, 2023 Tokyo International Film Festival (World Premiere)
SYNOPSIS
When 15-year-old Mateo accidentally kills a classmate, he runs away with a man he barely knows, Berto, with whom he creates a unique father-son relationship - where Mateo learns the harrowing realities of life, death, and beasthood. The Gospel of the Beast" is a coming-of-age film about Mateo, a 15-year-old boy known for being a troublemaker in school but possessing a genuine heart for his two siblings. He assumed the role of man of the house after his father went missing, doing his best to care for them. However, a confrontation with
his schoolmate Gerald escalates into violence when he accidentally kills his rival. With nowhere else to turn, Mateo seeks help from a man he barely knows, Berto, who persuades him to run away and introduces him to the world of the syndicate. As Mateo takes up residence in the old mansion where the
syndicate operates, his world darkens as he slowly succumbs to despair and violence. Delivering drugs and disposing of dead bodies became part of his daily routine.
Over time, Berto evolves into a father figure for Mateo, and as their unique father-son relationship grows, Mateo gradually learns the harsh realities of life, death, and violence. After his best friend, Gudo, is killed by the same syndicate they work for, and he uncovers the truth about his father's death, Mateo finally loses himself to violence and despair, falling into a trap on his ultimate journey into beasthood.
THE GOSPEL OF THE BEAST IS A CINEMATIC JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF MY COUNTRY'S TURBULENT NARRATIVE, THE PHILIPPINES. THE FILM IS A VISCERAL ALLEGORY THAT CONFRONTS THE PROFOUND SOCIAL AND POLITICAL INEQUALITIES AND INJUSTICES THAT HAVE DEFINED ITS HISTORY, EXPLORING THE DEPTHS OF HUMAN NATURE AND ITS CAPACITY FOR BOTH DARKNESS AND LIGHT. -Sheron Dayoc
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