From What Is Before

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{{Infobox film

| name = From What Is Before

| image = Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon (poster).jpg

| caption =

| director = Lav Diaz

| producer = {{Plain list|

• Lav Diaz
• Krzysztof Dabrowski

}}

| writer = Lav Diaz

| starring = {{Plain list|

• Perry Dizon
• Roeder
• Hazel Orencio
• Karenina Haniel
• Mailes Kanapi

}}

| music =

| cinematography = Lav Diaz

| editing = Lav Diaz

| studio = Sine Olivia Pilipinas

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|2014|7|3|Philippines|2014|8|7|Locarno}}

| runtime = 338 minutes

| country = Philippines

| language = {{Plain list|

• Filipino
• English

}}

}}

From What Is Before ({{langx|tl|Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon}}) is a 2014 Filipino drama film directed by Lav Diaz. The film follows a remote town in the Philippines during the 1970s under the Marcos dictatorship. The film had its world premiere in the Philippines on July 3, 2014, and competed at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival where it won the main prize, the Golden Leopard.{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/149817/lav-diazs-mula-kung-saan-ang-noon-bags-top-prizes-at-swiss-film-fest|title=Lav Diaz's epic 'Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon' wins top prize at Locarno fest|date=August 17, 2014 |access-date=August 17, 2014}}

The film also had its North American premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, under the Wavelengths section.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} In addition, the film had its Philippine screening held for free on September 21, 2014.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} The film had its U.S. premiere, as part of the World Cinema section, at the 2014 AFI Fest.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} The film won Best Picture at the Gawad Urian.