Asia's Titanic (2009)
The passenger ship Doña Paz collided with an oil tanker in the Philippines. 4,000 passengers died in the tragedy. Just five days before Christmas in 1987, the passenger ship Doña Paz collided with an oil tanker off Mindoro Island in the Philippines. 4,000 passengers died in the tragedy. It was the world's worst peacetime maritime disaster. Through dramatic first hand accounts from survivors and rescuers, transcripts from the Philippine congressional inquiry into the tragedy, archival footage and photos and a re-enactment of the collision, dissect the unfolding tragedy of Doña Paz.
Director: Yam Laranas
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Runtime: 46 min
Release Date: August 25, 2009
Cast
- Joonee Gamboa - Narrator
- Salvador Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor) - Salvador - self
- Aludía Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor) - Aludía - self
- Luthgardo Niedo (Dona Paz survivor) - Luthgardo - self
- Pedro Sorema (Dona Paz survivor) - Sorema - self
- Morris Apura (Doña Paz survivor) - Apura - self
- Almario Balanay (Dona Paz survivor) - Balanay - self
- Generoso Batola (Doña Paz survivor) - Batola - self
- Arthur Lim (Counsel of Sulpicio Lines) - Lim - self - archived footage
- Jose Sison (Counsel for Caltex on MT Vector) - Sison - self - archived footage
Production: National Geographic
Country: Philippines
Language: English, Tagalog
Original Language: en
Keywords
shocking, tragic
More Films by Director: Yam Laranas
More Films in Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Asia's Titanic about?
- The passenger ship Doña Paz collided with an oil tanker in the Philippines. 4,000 passengers died in the tragedy. Just five days before Christmas in 1987, the passenger ship Doña Paz collided with an oil tanker off Mindoro Island in the Philippines. 4,000 passengers died in the tragedy. It was the world's worst peacetime maritime disaster. Through dramatic first hand accounts from survivors and rescuers, transcripts from the Philippine congressional inquiry into the tragedy, archival footage and photos and a re-enactment of the collision, dissect the unfolding tragedy of Doña Paz.
- Who directed Asia's Titanic?
- Asia's Titanic was directed by Yam Laranas.
- Who stars in Asia's Titanic?
- Asia's Titanic stars Joonee Gamboa, Salvador Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor), Aludía Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor), Luthgardo Niedo (Dona Paz survivor), Pedro Sorema (Dona Paz survivor), Morris Apura (Doña Paz survivor).
- How long is Asia's Titanic?
- Asia's Titanic has a runtime of 46m (46 minutes).
- What genre is Asia's Titanic?
- Asia's Titanic is a Documentary, TV Movie film.
- Where was Asia's Titanic produced?
- Asia's Titanic was produced in Philippines.