Philippines, My Philippines

Overview

Philippines my Philippines (1989) is a feature length documentary about the situation in the Philippines two years after the notionally democratic Cory Aquino replaced the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the ‘People Power’ revolution of 1986. Touching on the influence and interests of the United States and Australia, it examines the social context and dimensions of the violent conflict between government and big business on one hand and the rural and urban poor (led by the Communist Party of the Philippines and its New People Army) on the other.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1989

Original language

English

Countries

Australia

Production

Stony Desert

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1163292