Where to watch Kidlat Tahimik in the UK
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Eric de Guia (born October 3, 1942 in Baguio City, Philippines), better known as Kidlat Tahimik (a Tagalog translation of "silent lightning"), is a film director, writer and actor whose films are commonly associated with the Third Cinemamovement through their critiques of neocolonialism. One of the most prominent names in the Filipino film industry, he has garnered various accolades locally and internationally, including a Plaridel honorarium for Independent Cinema. He is dubbed by fellow filmmakers and critics as the "Father of Philippine Independent Cinema".
Kidlat Tahimik films streaming in the UK
Most-watched films featuring Kidlat Tahimik, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.
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- The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) as Hombrecito, the Indian
- Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi (1996) Writer
- A Movie Capital (1991) as Self
- Roofs of the World! Unite! (2006) Writer
- José Rizal (1998) as La Liga Filipina Guest
- Perfumed Nightmare (1979) Editor
- Turumba (1981) Director
- Cinemartyrs (2025) as Tatay Kidlat
- Our Film-Grimage to Guimaras (2005) Director
- Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva Cast
- Bulakna (2025) Cast
- Shaman Wars (1982) as Shaman
- Lucid (2023) as Himself
- Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy? (1979) Writer
- Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III (2015) Director
- BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI (2017) Director
- Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement (2010) as Himself
- Yan Ki Made in Hongkong (1980) Director
- Journey (2019) Director
- Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow? (1994) Director of Photography
- Some More Rice (2005) Director
- I am Blushing (1981) as Kidlat, the driver
- A Man Who Became Cinema (2018) Cast
- Kabunyan's Journey to Liwanag (2020) Director
- First Light (2026) as Diwa
- Holy Wood (2003) Director
- Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 Sons (1992) Director
- Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo Connection (1991) Writer
- Celebrating the Year 2021, Today (1995) Director
- Video-Palaro: The Video Diaries of Kidlat Tahimik (2006) Director
- Our Bomb Mission in Hiroshima (1995) Director
- Memories of Overdevelopment (1984) Director
- Ode to Dreamers (2015) as Panaginip Pictures CEO
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Most-watched Kidlat Tahimik films currently: The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974), Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi (1996), A Movie Capital (1991), Roofs of the World! Unite! (2006), José Rizal (1998).
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