"Heneral Luna" was a smash hit in the Philippines and will be an entry for the 2016 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. It's also, in my opinion, a very entertaining film. General Antonio Luna is a great main character, full of fire and energy.
Trailer:
youtube.com/watch?v=I_T1ykhy3Fg
a behind-the-scenes video with the military history consultants (it doesn't go in-depth, but it does talk a little about uniforms & military strategy):
youtube.com/watch?v=JKEXi-GPEZw
As the video suggests, a major problem facing General Luna is what a disciplinary and organizational mess the army is, having been formed out of various local/regional revolutionary cells that had been fighting against the Spanish.
(General Luna: "Do X."
Other General: "We're the same rank, you can't tell me what to do."
General Luna: "The president made me supreme chief of the armed forces, you have to do what I say."
Other General: "I only obey the president. Come back when you've got a written order from him that says I need to do X."
General Luna: "FFFFFFUUUUUU--")
In the U.S., "Heneral Luna" has been showing in New York since October 30 and will open in Los Angeles and other markets on November 6. Apparently the NY showing is in AMC Empire 25, and there are NJ showings in AMC Loews Jersey Gardens 20 and Bow Tie Bergenfield Cinemas. I don't see any information on the future showings in LA or what the "other markets" will be.
