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This is a list of films that deals with topics about the 1972–1981 martial law under Ferdinand Marcos. Various filmmakers made films that directly deal with the political atmosphere, provide social commentary, or chronicle the life of Filipinos during the period.
Batas Militar (transl. Martial Law, marketed as Batas Militar: A Documentary on Martial Law in the Philippines) is a 1997 Filipino television documentary film about martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, [3] and the ouster movement against him, the People Power Revolution. [4]
This is a list of movies that are related to the military dictatorships in Latin America and Caribbean ... List of films about martial law under Ferdinand Marcos; Notes
The film, released during the martial law era, depicted the human rights violations during the Marcos regime. President Marcos banned the film from showing theatrically, which led to the establishment of a tradition of protesting naked, which became known as the Oblation Run. [2] 1980 The Shining: 1980-2018 It was rated X after its initial release.
Marcos declares Martial law in 1972. Civilians were ordered to remove any form of political slogans opposing Marcos under fear of imprisonment of anyone suspected to be a sympathizer of Communism. Gani accidentally impregnates his girlfriend, Evelyn, and much to her initial distress, was forced by her father into marrying her.
Carlo, a Marcos loyalist, interviews retired METROCOM Colonel Jose Z. Dela Cruz at his home about his experience and service under the Marcos regime during the martial law days for a school assignment. Unbeknownst to Carlo, the Colonel is delusional and psychopathic, believing that he is still an active-duty soldier in the dictatorship.
Sakada was produced and screened in 1976 while the Philippines was under martial law under Ferdinand Marcos. After Sakada's third week of screening in Philippine cinemas, copies of the film were seized and the director was arrested and detained under the order of Marcos. [4]
Produced during martial law under the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, it depicted the street protests that were censored in the Marcos-controlled mass media. [3] The documentary was screened at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2022 as part of a retrospective on the works of Mike de Leon. [4]