| COCK FIGHTING IN MANILA | ||
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| Catalog #: | 515728 | |
| Clip Number: | 515728-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WEBER HDS 4 | |
| Timecode: | 04:21:25 - 04:26:52 | |
| Location: | Manila, Philippines | |
| Year Shot: | 2005 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/BIRDS: Roosters ANIMALS/GENERAL: Ethics & Issues GAMBLING: Cockfights LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Philippines, Manila | |
| Description: | Available in HD and 4x3 Digi Beta. COCK FIGHTING IN MANILA. In a dirt ring with audience visible at far side, two men hold up roosters so they can get a good look at each other, then release them to fight. They begin fight, and a man walks up toward them (is he a referee?). MS one cock pecking the other one to death, winning the fight; a man approaches. He picks up the winner and drops the loser on the ground to show it is dead. Two men in ring hold cocks before match; then one of the men turns his bird around and the other one is allowed to peck at it a few times - doesn't seem fair. Telephoto MS man in ring making hand gestures (betting? or coordinating a fight?). Two men hold cocks near one another then exit frame; the birds come back in to fight. Man attaches some kind of blade or other weapon to cock's leg. Various shots cockfight. TLS two birds floundering in the ring, referee picks them up and gets them started again and again; one bird keeps flopping over, but the other isn't attacking too hard. Sad. Various shots men in the audience at ringside gesture holding up various numbers of fingers, perhaps betting or predicting which bird will win. TLS ground level of cockfight, audience watching in background; after a while, the ref picks up both birds as if to restart them, but when one responds poorly he kind of bashes it into the ground; I guess that's the loser. More of same. Man carries a dead bird after a match. | |
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