Film Review: Verdict
Variety | A female domestic abuse victim seeks justice through the nightmarish labyrinth of Filipino bureaucracy in Raymund Ribay Gutierrez's sure-handed debut.
Oscars: Philippines Selects ‘Verdict’ for International Feature Film Category
Hollywood Reporter | The Philippines have submitted Raymund Ribay Gutierrez’s domestic abuse drama 'Verdict,' a winner at this year's Venice International Film Festival, for the 2020 Oscars in the international feature film category.
Verdict review - empathy and urgency in convincing domestic abuse drama
Guardian | Raymund Ribay Gutierrez’s taut drama shows a Filipino legal system more concerned with expediency than justice as a woman takes her violent husband to court. Director Raymund Ribay Gutierrez, a protege of local auteur Brillante Mendoza, directs with empathy and energy here; he’s a name to watch.