THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS
Feature Film
In the slums of Manila, eleven-year-old scavenger Ginto fights for survival and dreams of becoming a gangster, but as he crosses paths with a troubled Dutch tourist, he’s forced to make an impossible decision.
Festivals & Awards
Movies That Matter 2025
Winner Dutch
Academy Award
Best Direction
2025
Winner Dutch
Academy Award
Best Edit
2025
Winner Dutch
Academy Award Best
Cinematography
2025
Winner Dutch
Academy Award
Best Sound Design
2025
Credits
- Cast: JP Rodriguez, Francesca Dela Cruz, Bunny Cadag, Benjamin Moen
- Director: Morgan Knibbe
- Script: Morgan Knibbe & Roelof Jan Minneboo
- Producers: Frank Hoeve (BALDR Film) & Armi Rae Cacanindin (Popple Pictures
- Co-producers: Eurydice Gysel & Koen Mortier, CZAR Film&TV (BE)
- Broadcaster: VPRO
- Languages: Tagalog, English
- Financiers: NL Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, Film Development Council Philippines, CoBO, Creative Europe, VAF, Tax Shelter Belgium
- Distributor: September Film (Benelux)
- Length: 124 min
- Release: March 2025
