Season of the Devil

Berlinale
Official Competition
FICCI Cartagena
Best Film

Season of the Devil

A Film by Lav Diaz

2018 - Philippines - Drama - 1.50 - 234 min.

with Piolo Pascual , Shaina Magdayao , Pinky Amador & Bituin Escalante

Language: Tagalog
Produced by Bianca Balbuena & Bradley Liew

In the late 70s, a gang of militias under the control of the military, terrorizes a remote village in the Philippines. The poet/teacher/activist, Hugo Haniway, decides to find out the truth about the disappearance of his wife. A love story set in the darkest period of Philippine history, the Marcos Dictatorship.
Based on real events and real characters.

In Collections:
Berlinale
Official Competition
FICCI Cartagena
Best Film

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