''Turumba'' is a 1983 Filipino film written, produced, and directed by

Kidlat Tahimik Eric Oteyza de Guia (born October 3, 1942), better known as Kidlat Tahimik ("Silent Lightning"), is a film director, writer and actor whose films are commonly associated with the Third Cinema movement through their critiques of neocolonialism. ...

. The film was originally made as a 45-minute short film titled ''Olympic Gold'', commissioned by West German broadcaster

ZDF ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...

for the 1981 television series ''Vater Unser''. ''Turumba'' was given a limited release in the United States by documentarian

Les Blank Les Blank (November 27, 1935 – April 7, 2013) was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians. Life and career Leslie Harrod Blank Jr. was born November 27, 1935 in Tampa, Florida. He atten ...

's Flower Films on April 11, 1984.

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Kidlat Tahimik official siteFlower Films official site
1983 films 1983 independent films Films about festivals Films about the 1972 Summer Olympics Films about toys Films directed by Kidlat Tahimik Films set in 1971 Films set in 1972 Films set in Laguna (province) Films shot in Laguna (province) Philippine drama films Religion in Laguna (province) Tagalog-language films West German films 1980s German films {{Philippines-film-stub