Movie Documentary
"Batas Militar" is a definitive documentary about martial law under the dictatorship of former President Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines.
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Joonee Gamboa Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. Satur Ocampo Jovito Salonga Bernabe Buscayno Raul Manglapus Romeo Espino Manuel Yan Rafael Ileto Bonifacio Gillego Blas Ople Onofre Corpuz Imelda Marcos Corazon Aquino Haydee Yorac Fidel V. Ramos Carolina Hernandez Joker Arroyo Sister Mariani Dimaranan Nena Fajardo Rafael Zagala Priscilla Mijares Letty Jimenez Magsanoc Carmen Pedrosa Behn Cervantes Francisco Nemenzo Eugenio Lopez Jr. Vicente Paterno Solita Monsod Edicio G. dela Torre Ceres Doyo Benigno Aquino Ronnie Nathanielz Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Ed Olaguer Doris Nuval-Baffrey Teodoro Benigno Jose Almonte Butz Aquino Jaime Sin June Keithley
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The 70s
Amanda and Julian are doing their best to rear their five sons during the repressive dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. Though the parents view themselves as apolitical, most of their sons bristle at life under martial law and turn to various forms of activism -- or to simple teenage rebellion -- for release. After the family becomes the victim of extremist violence, Amanda begins to find her own dissident voice.
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The film, set in the 1980s, is centred upon a young student, from 1982 as a freshman and ending in 1986. The background is the last years of Martial Law in the Philippines where the Marcos dictatorship was at its peak.
From What Is Before
The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found bleeding to death at the crossroad and houses are burned. Ferdinand E. Marcos announces Proclamation No. 1081 putting the entire country under Martial Law.
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Escape
Set during the terrifying reign of Filipino despot, Marcos, two upper caste but very different strangers team up to try and survive the physical and mental torture they undergo after they are suddenly jailed. Geny is the conservative businessman while Serge is more sensitive and outgoing. Both of the young men's parents give all of their money, but the government refuses to free them. Even a mutual hunger strike fails to move their jailers. In desperation, Geny and Serge begin plotting their escape.
Once a Moth
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Quezon's Game
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A Tale of Filipino Violence
With the imminent death of his autocratic grandfather, coinciding with the burgeoning oppressive regime of Ferdinand Marcos, Servando Monzon III, inheritor of the hacienda and businesses of his powerful clan, agonizes on becoming the new feudal lord and capitulating with Marcos’ designs to control the Philippines. He is aware of his clan’s long history of violence; he knows the very violent history of his county; and he foresees a very violent future with the Marcos dictatorship.
Martial Law II: Undercover
Sean and Billie are undercover cops and martial arts masters. Investigating the death of a cop, they uncover a deadly ring of murder and corruption at a glitzy nightclub where the rich are entertained by seductive women and protected by martial arts experts. Billie goes undercover to infiltrate the crime ring, leading to an explosive finale.
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