
The Tenants
Seen it?1976 | 118 min | Drama
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone who likes a story with emotional weight. One to watch when you can give it your full attention.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 58 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1976: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
A sakada is a farmer who works in a sugarcane field. The film proceeds to document the stages of sugar production once in the mill, then shifts to the unrest outside where a sakada was shot to death by one of the hacienda's guards.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Behn Cervantes
- Robert ArevaloSalvador
- Hilda KoronelEster
- Rosa RosalDolores
- Alicia AlonzoAurora
- Pancho MagalonaDon Manuel
- Gloria RomeroDoña Consuelo
- Bembol RocoDavid
- Joseph SytangcoJuan Miguel
- Menggie CobarrubiasAndres
- Tony SantosArsenio del Mundo