Fiction
Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon
From What Is Before
Lav Diaz
Philippinen 2014
338 min
V'14
The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked, a man is found bleeding to death at a crossroads and houses are burned. Military operations are becoming common. Brutal militias rule the countryside. Ferdinand e. Marcos announces Proclamation No. 1081, putting the entire country under martial law.
“Shot in luminous black and white, FROM WHAT IS BEFORE offers further proof that Diaz is an artistic cousin of edward Yang in his ability to capture, analyze, and dramatize the complexities of history. Like the late, great Taiwanese master, Diaz sees the demons lurking in the shadows of otherwise bright summer days.” (Steve Gravestock)
Credits
- Perry Dizon
- Hazel Orencio - Martha Officio
- Joel Saracho - Ahas
- Ian Lomongo
- Roeder Camañag
- Karenina Haniel
- Mailes Kanapi
- Ching Valdes-Aran
- Reynan Abcede
- Lav Diaz
- Lav Diaz
- Mark Locsin
- Lav Diaz
- Perry Dizon
- Kim Perez
Sine Olivia Pilipinas, Film Development Council of the Philippines
Sine Olivia Pilipinas
trigon-film Austria
DCP
bw
