---
title: 'Service (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brillante Mendoza'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Philippines'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/service-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1225296/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Service (2008)

2008 · 87 min · Drama · Philippines


## Synopsis

Service is a 2008 Filipino independent drama film directed by Brillante Mendoza and stars Gina Pareño as the matriarch of the Pineda family who owns a porn cinema in Angeles City. The film competed for the Palme d'Or in the main competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. It is also the first Filipino film to compete at the main competition in Cannes, since Lino Brocka's Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim in 1984.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brillante Mendoza](https://cinepixo.com/people/brillante-mendoza)

## Cast

- [Julio Diaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/julio-diaz)
- [Gina Pareño](https://cinepixo.com/people/gina-pareno)
- [Coco Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/coco-martin)
- [Jaclyn Jose](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaclyn-jose)

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