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Asia's Titanic

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Asia's Titanic
The film poster shows the Doña Paz.
Promotional Poster
Directed byYam Laranas
StarringJoonee Gamboa
Morris Apura (survivor)
Aludia Bacsal (survivor)
Salvador Bacsal (survivor)
Almario Balanay (survivor)
Generoso Batola (survivor)
Luthgardo Niedo (survivor)
Pedro Semana (survivor)
Country of originPhilippines
Production
Running time46 minutes
Original release
NetworkNational Geographic
ReleaseAugust 25, 2009 (2009-08-25) [1]

Asia's Titanic[2] [3]is a 2009 documentary produced by National Geographic Asia. It was directed by Yam Laranas and narrated by Joonee Gamboa. The documentary covers interviews and court case testimony in investigating the MV Doña Paz tragedy, one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.[4][5]

Synopsis[edit]

The documentary features interviews of survivors Salvador and Aludía Bacsal, Pedro Sorema, Generoso Batola, Morris Apura, Almario Balanay, Luthgardo Niedo, as well as archival footage of the court cases from TV and live incident showings on the aftermath of the Doña Paz sinking.

Release[edit]

The documentary aired in the Philippines on their own National Geographic channel on August 25, 2009.[2][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Angelo Ching, Mark (August 23, 2009). ""Asia's Titanic" premieres on National Geographic Channel August 25". Philippine Entertainment.
  2. ^ a b Ello, Arvin (August 24, 2009). ""Asia's Titanic": A Philippine Documentary on National Geographic"".
  3. ^ "Asia's Titanic". National Geographic Asia. August 20, 2009. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009.
  4. ^ Anonymous, Anonymous (March 8, 2022). ""Sinking of the Doña Paz: The World's Deadliest Shipping Accident"". Safety4sea.com.
  5. ^ Lauren Hitosis, Ralph (July 15, 2023). ""The MV Doña Paz: The Disaster Deadlier than Titanic"". Medium.
  6. ^ Angelo Ching, Mark (August 23, 2009). ""Asia's Titanic" premieres on National Geographic Channel August 25". Philippine Entertainment.

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