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PHILIPPINES · 2018

Season of the Devil

Lav Diaz
Philippine Cinema authoritarian oppression political activism enforced disappearance rural resistance medical humanitarianism
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Synopsis

In late 1970s Philippines, a military-controlled militia oppresses a remote village, spreading terror both physical and psychological. Fearless young doctor Lorena opens a clinic for the poor but disappears without a trace. Her activist poet husband sets out to find her.

Year2018
CountryPhilippines
DirectorLav Diaz
MovementPhilippine Cinema
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