Heneral Luna (lit. General Luna) is a 2015 Filipino historical biopic film depicting General Antonio Luna's leadership
of the Philippine Revolutionary Army during the Philippine-American War. It opens with the beginning of hostilities
with the American colonizers, and ends with the assassination of Luna on June 5, 1899 - a period in which Luna served
as Supreme Chief of the Army under the First Philippine Republic.Directed by Jerrold Tarog and produced by Artikulo
Uno Productions, the film received critical acclaim from critics and audiences alike, praising its cinematography,
writing, acting and plot. The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th
Academy Awards but it was not nominated.With a production budget of 80 million pesos,it is one of the most expensive
Filipino epic historical films ever released. On September 29, 2015, it broke previous record of ₱160 million
to become the highest grossing Filipino historical film of all time.Despite a 50% discount offered student viewers,
by the beginning of its fourth week the film was well on its way to reaching the ₱200 million gross ticket sales.
In October 11, it was officially announced that the film had reached its ₱240 million break even point.
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