PHILIPPINES · 2014

From What Is Before

Lav Diaz
Philippine Cinema martial law political upheaval rural violence mystery and paranoia Philippine history
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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.

Year2014
CountryPhilippines
DirectorLav Diaz
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