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Pakners (2003)

2003-05-28 · EN
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Two men from different backgrounds team up to win a billiards challenge in this underdog sports drama from the Philippines. Pakners stars real-life pool legend Efren "Bata" Reyes as a man who's just been conned out of his savings when he meets up with a Jeepney driver (Fernando Poe Jr.) who has a plan for how the two of them can find riches: billiards. Reyes' character proves a natural at the sport, and the two work their way to the national championships, where it's a do-or-die faceoff with some of the country's best players.

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Tony Y. ReyesDirector

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Fernando Poe Jr.Fernando Poe Jr.Nanding EscalanteEfren 'Bata' ReyesEfren 'Bata' ReyesManuel DimayugaJanuary IsaacJanuary IsaacVivian SuarezCandy PangilinanCandy PangilinanCelingTia PusitTia PusitSimangOyo Boy SottoOyo Boy SottoPeejayToni GonzagaToni GonzagaAngelaJohnny DelgadoJohnny DelgadoVictorPocholo MontesPocholo MontesMr. CarreonDick IsraelDick IsraelEliasRomy DiazRomy DiazOlivaresRico J. PunoRico J. PunoRichard De Guzman

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Philippines

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Genre affinityAction · ComedyTheme affinityPhilippinesDialogue densityComedyPacingActionDirector preference215742Actor preference400992 · 404728 · 407701

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Two men from different backgrounds team up to win a billiards challenge in this underdog sports drama from the Philippines. Pakners stars real-life pool legend Efren "Bata" Reyes as a man who's just been conned out of his savings when he meets up with a Jeepney driver (Fernando Poe Jr.) who has a plan for how the two of them can find riches: billiards. Reyes' character proves a natural at the sport, and the two work their way to the national championships, where it's a do-or-die faceoff with some of the country's best players.