A secret world... Where freedom is obedience and authority is violence.
Sid Lucero, a 21-year old pre-Med student, is an aspiring neophyte of the Alpha Kappa Omega fraternity. Over a six-month initiation period, he and six other neophytes are subjected to severe physical and psychological torture in and outside the fraternity house.
Ronnie Roxas, Jr.
The film's tagline is: "A secret world... Where freedom is obedience and authority is violence."
The original title is "ΑΚΩ 81" (TL).
The runtime is 100 minutes (1h 40m).
The film was directed by Mike de Leon.
The screenplay was written by Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. and Raquel Villavicencio.
The score was composed by Lorrie Ilustre.
Cinematography was handled by Rody Lacap.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0138317.
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ΑΚΩ 81
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Philippines
