{"product_id":"batch-81-us-import-limited-edition-blu-ray","title":"Batch '81 (US Import Limited Edition BLU-RAY) Coming To Our Shelves October 2026","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JfefvWnSbyo?si=fpC-GhwUbGc107ix\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThis special limited edition slipcover is limited to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1,000 units\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eComplementing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eKispmata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e’s horrific vision of a ruling, paternalistic family despot, Mike De Leon’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBatch '81\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eexpands its critique to include tomorrow’s tyrants. Freshman Sid Lucero (Mark Gil, in his breakout performance) desperately wants to join the Alpha Kappa Omega fraternity. Over the course of a gruelling initiation process, he goes through every humiliation to please his “masters”—even as their treatment veers into increasingly fascistic, cult-like territory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOvert echoes of Stanley Kubrick’s \u003cem\u003eA Clockwork Orange\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand John Carpenter abound in De Leon’s claustrophobic college drama: a film that subverts expectation by casting college life in a sinister blood-red light. 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Raising uncomfortable truths about class aspirations and privilege in the Philippines—and the world at large—\u003cem\u003eBatch ’81\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis as timely and necessary as it has ever been, presented in its 4K restoration commissioned by the Asian Film Archive and L'Immagine Ritrovata.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003edirected by: Mike De Leon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003estarring: Mark Gil, Sandy Andolong, Ward Luarca, Noel Trinidad, Ricky Sandico\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1982 \/ 105 min \/ 1.85:1 \/ Tagalog DTS-HD MA 2.0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdditional info:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eRegion A Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRestoration Before \u0026amp; After\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConversation with screenwriters Doy Del Mundo \u0026amp; Raquel Villavicencio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterview with actor Sid Lucero\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterview with playwright Guelan Luarca\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish subtitles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kani Releasing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45204373536968,"sku":"KANI-043 SLIP","price":58.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/Batch_81_P1_KANI-043_O7EB2_2500x_d1886b09-fb81-455c-82bf-b7578795283b.webp?v=1788304476","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/batch-81-us-import-limited-edition-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}