List of films about martial law under Ferdinand Marcos

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. Most of the feature films circle on the struggles and human rights abuses during the oppressive state of the government at that time.

Feature films

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Year ! Title ! Director !Writer ! Notes
1975 \| Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag (Manila in the Claws of Light) \| Lino Brocka \|Edgardo M. Reyes (original story); Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. (screenplay) \|{{cite news \| url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/207122/no-movie-heres-list-martial-law-related-films\|title='No movie about it'? Here's a list of martial law-related films \| publisher=Inquirer\| date=November 20, 2016 \|first1= Yuji Vincent \| last1=Gonzales}}{{cite web \| url=http://24frames.com.ph/list-of-martial-law-related-films/ \| publisher=CIIT College of Arts and Technology\| title=List of Martial Law Related Films}}
rowspan="4"\|1976 \| Sakada \| Behn Cervantes \|Oscar Miranda (story); Lualhati Bautista (screenplay) \|{{cite news \| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/275001/lifestyle/not-a-list-of-martial-law-movies\| title=Not a list of Martial Law movies \| publisher=GMA News\| date=September 21, 2012}}{{cite news\| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/282449/publicaffairs/iwitness/five-films-imelda-shouldn-t-have-let-you-see\| publisher=GMA Network\| title = Five films Imelda shouldn't have let you see\| date=November 15, 2012}}
Nunal sa Tubig \| Ishmael Bernal \|Jorge Arago \|
Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon? \| Eddie Romero \|Eddie Romero and Roy Iglesias \|
Insiang \| Lino Brocka \|Mario O'Hara (story); Mario O'Hara and Lamberto E. Antonio (screenplay) \|{{cite news\| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/508286/lino-brocka-s-restored-insiang-to-open-world-premieres-film-fest/story/\| publisher=GMA Network\| title = Lino Brocka's restored 'Insiang' to open World Premieres Film Fest\| date=June 22, 2015}}{{cite news\| url=http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/film/2016/09/27/insiang-revisited.html\| publisher=CNN Philippines\| title=Sex as a weapon: Revisiting Lino Brocka's 'Insiang,' 40 years later\| date=September 27, 2016\| access-date=September 10, 2017\| archive-date=October 21, 2016\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021134923/http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/film/2016/09/27/insiang-revisited.html\| url-status=dead}}
1978 \|Tadhana \|Nonoy Marcelo \|Nonoy Marcelo (screenplay) \|{{Cite web \|title=Tadhana by Ferdinand E. Marcos \|url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/29/tadhana-by-ferdinand-e-marcos \|access-date=2024-11-17 \|website=Manila Bulletin \|language=en}}
1980 \| Manila By Night \| Ishmael Bernal \| Ishmael Bernal and Ricardo Lee \|
1981 \| Kisapmata \| Mike de Leon \| Quijano de Manila (story); Mike de Leon, Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. and Raquel Villavicencio (screenplay) \| {{cite news\| url=http://bworldonline.com/2016/11/25/martial-law-movies/\| title=Martial Law Movies\| date=December 2016 \|publisher=Martial Law Movies}}
rowspan="2"\|1982 \| Batch '81 (Alpha Kappa Omega) \| Mike de Leon \| Mike de Leon, Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. and Raquel Villavicencio \|
Relasyon \| Ishmael Bernal \| Ricardo Lee and Raquel Villavicencio \|
1983 \| Oliver \| Nick Deocampo \| Nick Deocampo \| {{cite news\| url=http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/film/2016/09/21/second-golden-age-survey.html\| publisher=CNN Philippines\| title=Remembering the Second Golden Age of Philippine cinema\| date=September 23, 2016\| access-date=December 5, 2016\| archive-date=January 28, 2017\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128074357/http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/film/2016/09/21/second-golden-age-survey.html\| url-status=dead}}{{cite web\| url=http://www.aenet.org/family/filmhistory.htm\| publisher=aenet.org\| title = History of Philippine Cinema}}{{cite thesis \|type=Ph.D. \|last=Diaz \|first=Robert G. \|date=2007 \|title=Reparative Acts: Redress and the Politics of Queer Undoing in Contemporary Asian/America \|publisher=University of New York}}
rowspan="2"\| 1984 \| Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim \| Lino Brocka \| Jose F. Lacaba and Jose Carreon (story); Jose F. Lacaba (screenplay) \|
Sister Stella L. \| Mike de Leon \| Mike de Leon, Jose F. Lacaba and Jose Almojeula \| {{cite news\| url=http://cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/politics/2016/05/11/martial-law-works.html\| title=That thingy called Martial Law\| date=May 11, 2016\| publisher=CNN Philippines\| access-date=December 4, 2016\| archive-date=October 22, 2016\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022115449/http://cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/politics/2016/05/11/martial-law-works.html\| url-status=dead}}
1985 \| Scorpio Nights \| Peque Gallaga \|Rosauro Q. de la Cruz \|{{cite news\| url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012-07-06/824985/film-history-recollections-lessons\| title=Film as history: Recollections & lessons\| date=July 6, 2012\|publisher=The Philippine Star}}
rowspan="2"\| 1986 \| Bagong Hari \| Mario O'Hara \| Frank Rivera \|
Paano Kita Malilimutan \| Vittorio Romero \| \| {{cite news\|last=Red\|first=Isah V.\|title=Who wants FVR's P10M prize?\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AP4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5184%2C900308\|access-date=December 7, 2022\|work=Manila Standard\|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.\|date=January 6, 1996\|page=32B\|quote=...a made-for-TV movie [Romero] directed for the relaunch of ABS-CBN in 1986.}}
rowspan="2"\| 1988 \| Sa Dulo ng Baril \| Jerry O. Tirazona \| Jerry O. Tirazona \| {{cite news\|last=Diaz\|first=Lav\|authorlink1=Lav Diaz\|title=Isang oryentasyon\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19880821&printsec=frontpage&hl=en\|accessdate=May 3, 2019\|work=Manila Standard\|publisher=Manila Standard News, Inc.\|date=August 21, 1988\|language=Filipino\|quote=1972, taon ng pagpataw ng kasumpa-sumpang Batas Militar... ang panahon ng kuwento.}}
A Dangerous Life \| Robert Markowitz \| David Williamson \|
1989 \| Fight for Us \| Lino Brocka \|Jose F. Lacaba \|
1995 \| Eskapo \| Chito Roño \|Roy Iglesias and Jose F. Lacaba \|{{cite web\|title=Directors pick must-see martial law movies for Du30\|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/207407/directors-pick-must-see-martial-law-movies-du30\|publisher=Inquirer\|date=November 23, 2016}}
2000 \| Pangarap ng Puso \| Mario O'Hara \|Rey de Castro and Mario O'Hara \|
2001 \| Batang West Side \| Lav Diaz \|Lav Diaz \|{{cite web\|title=Batang West Side: Crime, love, guilt, diaspora — a cinematic mural \|url=http://www.manunuri.com/reviews/batang_west_side_crime_love_guilt_diaspora_%E2%80%94_a_cinematic_mural/\|website=Manunuri.com}}
2002 \| Dekada '70 \| Chito Roño \|Lualhati Bautista \|
2004 \| Evolution of a Filipino Family (Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino) \| Lav Diaz \|Lav Diaz \|{{cite web\|title=Review: 'Evolution of a Filipino Family'\|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/evolution-of-a-filipino-family-1200530676/\|website=Variety\|date=September 28, 2004}}
2006 \| Batas Militar \| Jess Lapid Jr. \|Jess Lapid Jr. and Henry Nadong (story); Henry Nadong (screenplay) \|
2007 \| Pisay \| Kanakan Balintagos (Auraeus Solito) \|Henry Grajeda \|{{cite web\|title=Pisay (2007)\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1076843/\|website=Internet Movie Database}}{{cite web\| url=http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/68238-fast-facts-philippine-science-high-school\| title=Fast Facts: Philippine Science High School\| date=September 6, 2014\| publisher=Rappler}}{{cite news\| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/53548/showbiz/tribu-is-cinemalaya-2007-best-film\| title='Tribu' is Cinemalaya 2007 best film\| publisher=GMA News\| date=July 31, 2007}}
2009 \| Dukot (Desaparecidos) \| Joel Lamangan \|Bonifacio Ilagan \|
rowspan="2"\|2010 \| Muli \| Adolfo Alix Jr. \|Jerry Gracio \|{{cite web\|title=Muli (2010)\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1690201/\|website=Internet Movie Database}}{{cite web\| url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/613816/modern-fairy-tale\| title=A modern fairy tale \| date=September 22, 2010\| publisher=The Philippine Star}}
Sigwa \| Joel Lamangan \|Bonifacio Ilagan \|
2011 \| Ka Oryang \| Sari Lluch Dalena \|Sari Lluch Dalena and Keith Sicat \|{{cite news\| url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/21001/martial-law-film-bags-four-awards-from-cinema-one\| title=Martial law film bags four awards from Cinema One\| publisher=Inquirer\| date=November 15, 2011}}{{cite news\| url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/747872/stunning-horror-drama-set-martial-law-years\| title=Stunning horror drama set in martial law years\| date=November 15, 2011\| publisher=The Philippine Star}}
2012 \| Aparisyon \| Isabel Sandoval (credited as Vincent Sandoval) \|Isabel Sandoval and Jerry Gracio (story); Isabel Sandoval (screenplay) \|{{cite web\| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/apparition-aparisyon-busan-review-376917\| title=Apparition (Aparisyon)\| date=October 7, 2012\| publisher=Hollywood Reporter}}Erica Gonzales, "[https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a35614059/isabel-sandoval-shangri-la-tropical-gothic-interview/ Director Isabel Sandoval Wants to Shed Light on Invisible Women]", February 24, 2021, Harper's Bazaar
rowspan="4"\|2013 \| Bukas na Lang Sapagka't Gabi Na \| Jet Leyco \|Jet Leyco and Norman Wilwayco \|{{cite web\| url=http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/43861-bukas-na-lang-art-of-rebellion\| title='Bukas Na Lang Sapagka't Gabi Na:' The art of rebellion\| date=November 16, 2013\| publisher=Rappler}}
Barber's Tales (Mga Kuwentong Barbero) \| Jun Lana \|Peter Ong Lim, Elmer Gatchalian, Benedict Mique and Jun Lana (story); Jun Lana (screenplay) \|
Mga Anino ng Kahapon \| Alvin Yapan \|Alvin Yapan \|{{cite web\| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/342496/lifestyle/movie-review-mga-anino-ng-kahapon-is-a-realistic-look-at-schizophrenia \| title=Movie review: 'Mga Anino ng Kahapon' is a realistic look at schizophrenia\| date=January 5, 2014 \| publisher=GMA Network}}{{cite web\| url=http://www.manilatimes.net/love-conquers-schizophrenia/62331/\| title=Love conquers schizophrenia\| date=December 21, 2013 \| publisher=Manila Times}}
Burgos \| Joel Lamangan \|Ricardo Lee \|{{cite web\| url=http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/video-lorna-tolentino-leads-powerhouse-cast-of-advocacy-film-burgos-a-mothers-story/ \| title=Lorna Tolentino leads powerhouse cast of advocacy film 'Burgos: A Mother's Story'\| date=April 22, 2013 \| publisher=Interaksyon}}{{cite web\| url=http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/36080-burgos-back-story\| title='Burgos': A film with a deep back story\| date=August 10, 2013 \| publisher=Rappler}}
2014 \| Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon \| Lav Diaz \|Lav Diaz \|{{cite web\| url=http://www.philstar.com/supreme/2014/09/06/1365702/conversation-great-lav-diaz \| title=A conversation with the great Lav Diaz\| date=September 6, 2014\| publisher=The Philippine Star}}
2016 \| Kusina \| Cenon Palomares and David Corpuz \|Cenon Palomares \|{{cite web\| url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/24224/strongcinemalaya-2016-reviewstrong-judy-ann-santos-reveals-even-more-depth-in-emkusinaem \| title=Judy Ann reveals even more depth in Cinemalaya's Kusina\| date= August 3, 2016\| publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal}}
2017 \| Respeto \| Treb Monteras \|Treb Monteras and Njel de Mesa \|{{cite web\| url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/08/14/1728912/pinoy-hiphop-film-respeto-wins-best-film-cinemalaya-2017 \| title=Pinoy hiphop film "Respeto" wins Best Film in Cinemalaya 2017\| date= August 14, 2017\| publisher=Philstar}}
rowspan="4" \| 2018 \| Citizen Jake \| Mike de Leon \|Mike de Leon, Noel Pascual and Atom Araullo \|{{cite web\| url=http://opinion.inquirer.net/111818/citizen-jake-sociology-filipino-society \| title='Citizen Jake': a sociology of Filipino society \| date= March 18, 2018\| publisher=Inquirer}}
Ang Panahon ng Halimaw (Season of the Devil) \|Lav Diaz \|Lav Diaz \|{{Cite news\|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/203728-ang-panahon-ng-halimaw-movie-review\|title='Ang Panahon ng Halimaw' review: A call to arms\|last=Cruz\|first=Oggs\|date=May 30, 2018\|work=Rappler\|access-date=June 2, 2018\|language=en}}
ML \|Benedict Mique Jr. \|Benedict Mique Jr. \|
Liway \|Kip Oebanda \|Kip Oebanda and Zig Dulay \|
2021 \| Katips \|Vincent Tañada \|Vincent Tañada \|
2022 \|Maid in Malacañang \|Darryl Yap \|Darryl Yap \|
rowspan="2" \| 2023 \| Oras de Peligro \|Joel Lamangan \|Joel Lamangan \|
Ako si Ninoy \|Vincent Tañada \|Vincent Tañada \|
2024 \| EDJOP \|Katski Flores \|Katski Flores \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Director

!Writer

! Notes

1975

| Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag (Manila in the Claws of Light)

| Lino Brocka

|Edgardo M. Reyes (original story); Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. (screenplay)

|{{cite news | url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/207122/no-movie-heres-list-martial-law-related-films|title='No movie about it'? Here's a list of martial law-related films | publisher=Inquirer| date=November 20, 2016 |first1= Yuji Vincent | last1=Gonzales}}{{cite web | url=http://24frames.com.ph/list-of-martial-law-related-films/ | publisher=CIIT College of Arts and Technology| title=List of Martial Law Related Films}}

rowspan="4"|1976

| Sakada

| Behn Cervantes

|Oscar Miranda (story); Lualhati Bautista (screenplay)

|{{cite news | url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/275001/lifestyle/not-a-list-of-martial-law-movies| title=Not a list of Martial Law movies | publisher=GMA News| date=September 21, 2012}}{{cite news| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/282449/publicaffairs/iwitness/five-films-imelda-shouldn-t-have-let-you-see| publisher=GMA Network| title = Five films Imelda shouldn't have let you see| date=November 15, 2012}}

Nunal sa Tubig

| Ishmael Bernal

|Jorge Arago

Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?

| Eddie Romero

|Eddie Romero and Roy Iglesias

Insiang

| Lino Brocka

|Mario O'Hara (story); Mario O'Hara and Lamberto E. Antonio (screenplay)

|{{cite news| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/508286/lino-brocka-s-restored-insiang-to-open-world-premieres-film-fest/story/| publisher=GMA Network| title = Lino Brocka's restored 'Insiang' to open World Premieres Film Fest| date=June 22, 2015}}{{cite news| url=http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/film/2016/09/27/insiang-revisited.html| publisher=CNN Philippines| title=Sex as a weapon: Revisiting Lino Brocka's 'Insiang,' 40 years later| date=September 27, 2016| access-date=September 10, 2017| archive-date=October 21, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021134923/http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/film/2016/09/27/insiang-revisited.html| url-status=dead}}

1978

|Tadhana

|Nonoy Marcelo

|Nonoy Marcelo (screenplay)

|{{Cite web |title=Tadhana by Ferdinand E. Marcos |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/29/tadhana-by-ferdinand-e-marcos |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}}

1980

| Manila By Night

| Ishmael Bernal

| Ishmael Bernal and Ricardo Lee

1981

| Kisapmata

| Mike de Leon

| Quijano de Manila (story); Mike de Leon, Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. and Raquel Villavicencio (screenplay)

| {{cite news| url=http://bworldonline.com/2016/11/25/martial-law-movies/| title=Martial Law Movies| date=December 2016 |publisher=Martial Law Movies}}

rowspan="2"|1982

| Batch '81 (Alpha Kappa Omega)

| Mike de Leon

| Mike de Leon, Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. and Raquel Villavicencio

Relasyon

| Ishmael Bernal

| Ricardo Lee and Raquel Villavicencio

1983

| Oliver

| Nick Deocampo

| {{cite news| url=http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/film/2016/09/21/second-golden-age-survey.html| publisher=CNN Philippines| title=Remembering the Second Golden Age of Philippine cinema| date=September 23, 2016| access-date=December 5, 2016| archive-date=January 28, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128074357/http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/film/2016/09/21/second-golden-age-survey.html| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| url=http://www.aenet.org/family/filmhistory.htm| publisher=aenet.org| title = History of Philippine Cinema}}{{cite thesis |type=Ph.D. |last=Diaz |first=Robert G. |date=2007 |title=Reparative Acts: Redress and the Politics of Queer Undoing in Contemporary Asian/America |publisher=University of New York}}

rowspan="2"| 1984

| Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim

| Lino Brocka

| Jose F. Lacaba and Jose Carreon (story); Jose F. Lacaba (screenplay)

Sister Stella L.

| Mike de Leon

| Mike de Leon, Jose F. Lacaba and Jose Almojeula

| {{cite news| url=http://cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/politics/2016/05/11/martial-law-works.html| title=That thingy called Martial Law| date=May 11, 2016| publisher=CNN Philippines| access-date=December 4, 2016| archive-date=October 22, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022115449/http://cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/politics/2016/05/11/martial-law-works.html| url-status=dead}}

1985

| Scorpio Nights

| Peque Gallaga

|Rosauro Q. de la Cruz

|{{cite news| url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012-07-06/824985/film-history-recollections-lessons| title=Film as history: Recollections & lessons| date=July 6, 2012|publisher=The Philippine Star}}

rowspan="2"| 1986

| Bagong Hari

| Mario O'Hara

| Frank Rivera

Paano Kita Malilimutan

| Vittorio Romero

| {{cite news|last=Red|first=Isah V.|title=Who wants FVR's P10M prize?|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AP4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5184%2C900308|access-date=December 7, 2022|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=January 6, 1996|page=32B|quote=...a made-for-TV movie [Romero] directed for the relaunch of ABS-CBN in 1986.}}

rowspan="2"| 1988

| Sa Dulo ng Baril

| Jerry O. Tirazona

| {{cite news|last=Diaz|first=Lav|authorlink1=Lav Diaz|title=Isang oryentasyon|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19880821&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|accessdate=May 3, 2019|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Manila Standard News, Inc.|date=August 21, 1988|language=Filipino|quote=1972, taon ng pagpataw ng kasumpa-sumpang Batas Militar... ang panahon ng kuwento.}}

A Dangerous Life

| Robert Markowitz

| David Williamson

1989

| Fight for Us

| Lino Brocka

|Jose F. Lacaba

1995

| Eskapo

| Chito Roño

|Roy Iglesias and Jose F. Lacaba

|{{cite web|title=Directors pick must-see martial law movies for Du30|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/207407/directors-pick-must-see-martial-law-movies-du30|publisher=Inquirer|date=November 23, 2016}}

2000

| Pangarap ng Puso

| Mario O'Hara

|Rey de Castro and Mario O'Hara

2001

| Batang West Side

| Lav Diaz

|Lav Diaz

|{{cite web|title=Batang West Side: Crime, love, guilt, diaspora — a cinematic mural |url=http://www.manunuri.com/reviews/batang_west_side_crime_love_guilt_diaspora_%E2%80%94_a_cinematic_mural/|website=Manunuri.com}}

2002

| Dekada '70

| Chito Roño

|Lualhati Bautista

2004

| Evolution of a Filipino Family (Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino)

| Lav Diaz

|Lav Diaz

|{{cite web|title=Review: 'Evolution of a Filipino Family'|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/evolution-of-a-filipino-family-1200530676/|website=Variety|date=September 28, 2004}}

2006

| Batas Militar

| Jess Lapid Jr.

|Jess Lapid Jr. and Henry Nadong (story); Henry Nadong (screenplay)

2007

| Pisay

| Kanakan Balintagos (Auraeus Solito)

|Henry Grajeda

|{{cite web|title=Pisay (2007)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1076843/|website=Internet Movie Database}}{{cite web| url=http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/68238-fast-facts-philippine-science-high-school| title=Fast Facts: Philippine Science High School| date=September 6, 2014| publisher=Rappler}}{{cite news| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/53548/showbiz/tribu-is-cinemalaya-2007-best-film| title='Tribu' is Cinemalaya 2007 best film| publisher=GMA News| date=July 31, 2007}}

2009

| Dukot (Desaparecidos)

| Joel Lamangan

|Bonifacio Ilagan

rowspan="2"|2010

| Muli

| Adolfo Alix Jr.

|Jerry Gracio

|{{cite web|title=Muli (2010)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1690201/|website=Internet Movie Database}}{{cite web| url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/613816/modern-fairy-tale| title=A modern fairy tale | date=September 22, 2010| publisher=The Philippine Star}}

Sigwa

| Joel Lamangan

|Bonifacio Ilagan

2011

| Ka Oryang

| Sari Lluch Dalena

|Sari Lluch Dalena and Keith Sicat

|{{cite news| url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/21001/martial-law-film-bags-four-awards-from-cinema-one| title=Martial law film bags four awards from Cinema One| publisher=Inquirer| date=November 15, 2011}}{{cite news| url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/747872/stunning-horror-drama-set-martial-law-years| title=Stunning horror drama set in martial law years| date=November 15, 2011| publisher=The Philippine Star}}

2012

| Aparisyon

| Isabel Sandoval (credited as Vincent Sandoval)

|Isabel Sandoval and Jerry Gracio (story); Isabel Sandoval (screenplay)

|{{cite web| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/apparition-aparisyon-busan-review-376917| title=Apparition (Aparisyon)| date=October 7, 2012| publisher=Hollywood Reporter}}Erica Gonzales, "[https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a35614059/isabel-sandoval-shangri-la-tropical-gothic-interview/ Director Isabel Sandoval Wants to Shed Light on Invisible Women]", February 24, 2021, Harper's Bazaar

rowspan="4"|2013

| Bukas na Lang Sapagka't Gabi Na

| Jet Leyco

|Jet Leyco and Norman Wilwayco

|{{cite web| url=http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/43861-bukas-na-lang-art-of-rebellion| title='Bukas Na Lang Sapagka't Gabi Na:' The art of rebellion| date=November 16, 2013| publisher=Rappler}}

Barber's Tales (Mga Kuwentong Barbero)

| Jun Lana

|Peter Ong Lim, Elmer Gatchalian, Benedict Mique and Jun Lana (story); Jun Lana (screenplay)

Mga Anino ng Kahapon

| Alvin Yapan

|Alvin Yapan

|{{cite web| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/342496/lifestyle/movie-review-mga-anino-ng-kahapon-is-a-realistic-look-at-schizophrenia | title=Movie review: 'Mga Anino ng Kahapon' is a realistic look at schizophrenia| date=January 5, 2014 | publisher=GMA Network}}{{cite web| url=http://www.manilatimes.net/love-conquers-schizophrenia/62331/| title=Love conquers schizophrenia| date=December 21, 2013 | publisher=Manila Times}}

Burgos

| Joel Lamangan

|Ricardo Lee

|{{cite web| url=http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/video-lorna-tolentino-leads-powerhouse-cast-of-advocacy-film-burgos-a-mothers-story/ | title=Lorna Tolentino leads powerhouse cast of advocacy film 'Burgos: A Mother's Story'| date=April 22, 2013 | publisher=Interaksyon}}{{cite web| url=http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/36080-burgos-back-story| title='Burgos': A film with a deep back story| date=August 10, 2013 | publisher=Rappler}}

2014

| Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon

| Lav Diaz

|Lav Diaz

|{{cite web| url=http://www.philstar.com/supreme/2014/09/06/1365702/conversation-great-lav-diaz | title=A conversation with the great Lav Diaz| date=September 6, 2014| publisher=The Philippine Star}}

2016

| Kusina

| Cenon Palomares and David Corpuz

|Cenon Palomares

|{{cite web| url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/24224/strongcinemalaya-2016-reviewstrong-judy-ann-santos-reveals-even-more-depth-in-emkusinaem | title=Judy Ann reveals even more depth in Cinemalaya's Kusina| date= August 3, 2016| publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal}}

2017

| Respeto

| Treb Monteras

|Treb Monteras and Njel de Mesa

|{{cite web| url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/08/14/1728912/pinoy-hiphop-film-respeto-wins-best-film-cinemalaya-2017 | title=Pinoy hiphop film "Respeto" wins Best Film in Cinemalaya 2017| date= August 14, 2017| publisher=Philstar}}

rowspan="4" | 2018

| Citizen Jake

| Mike de Leon

|Mike de Leon, Noel Pascual and Atom Araullo

|{{cite web| url=http://opinion.inquirer.net/111818/citizen-jake-sociology-filipino-society | title='Citizen Jake': a sociology of Filipino society | date= March 18, 2018| publisher=Inquirer}}

Ang Panahon ng Halimaw (Season of the Devil)

|Lav Diaz

|{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/203728-ang-panahon-ng-halimaw-movie-review|title='Ang Panahon ng Halimaw' review: A call to arms|last=Cruz|first=Oggs|date=May 30, 2018|work=Rappler|access-date=June 2, 2018|language=en}}

|Benedict Mique Jr.

Liway

|Kip Oebanda

|Kip Oebanda and Zig Dulay

2021

| Katips

|Vincent Tañada

2022

|Maid in Malacañang

|Darryl Yap

rowspan="2" | 2023

| Oras de Peligro

|Joel Lamangan

Ako si Ninoy

|Vincent Tañada

2024

| EDJOP

|Katski Flores

Documentary films

This includes documentary films and docudramas.

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes
1977 \|Da Real Makoy \|Nonoy Marcelo \|{{Cite web \|last=News \|first=By HOWIE SEVERINO, GMA \|date=2014-01-29 \|title=‘Let the picture come to you’ (2 decades of working with Egay Navarro) \|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/346131/let-the-picture-come-to-you-2-decades-of-working-with-egay-navarro/story/ \|access-date=2025-01-23 \|website=GMA News Online \|language=en}}
1983 \| Signos \| Mike de Leon \|
1986 \| Marcos: A Malignant Spirit \| Rolly Reyes \|
rowspan="3"\|1987 \| Revolutions Happen Like Refrains in a Song \| Nick Deocampo \|{{cite book \|last=De Ocampo \|first=Nick \|date=1994 \|title=From revolution to revolution : the documentary movement in the Philippines \|publisher= Documentary Box \|page=15 }}{{cite web\| url=http://www.yidff.jp/docbox/5/box5-3-e.html\| title = From Revolution to Revolution: The Documentary Movement in the Philippines\| publisher=Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival}}
EDJOP \| Joe Cuaresma \| {{cite web\| url=https://philstarlife.com/geeky/902552-neverforget-ccp-art-house-cinema-screens-4-martial-law-films-for-free-online?page=2\| publisher=PhilStarLife\| title=#NeverForget: CCP Art House Cinema screens 4 martial law films for free online}}
Beyond The Walls of Prison \| Lito Tiongson \|
1988 \| A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution \| Nettie Wild \|
1994 \| Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow? \| Kidlat Tahimik \|{{cite web\| url=https://www.ica.org.uk/whats-on/essay-film-festival-why-yellow-middle-rainbow-bakit-dilaw-ang-kulay-ng-bahaghari\| publisher=Institute for Contemporary Arts\| title=Essay Film Festival: Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow (Bakit Dilaw Ang Kulay ng Bahaghari)}}
1997 \| Batas Militar \| Jon Red and Jeannette Ifurung \|{{cite web\| url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/02/24/16/a-glimpse-of-martial-law-rule-in-documentary-batas-militar \| title = A glimpse of Martial Law rule in documentary 'Batas Militar'\| publisher = ABS-CBN \| date=November 21, 2016}}{{cite web\| url=http://opinion.inquirer.net/93250/batas-militar-and-dead-aim \| title = 'Batas Militar' and 'Dead Aim'\| publisher = Inquirer \| date=February 27, 2016}}
2003 \| Imelda \| Ramona Diaz \|{{cite news\| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/381733/newstv/newstvspecials/imelda-documentary-by-ramona-diaz-airs-on-gma-news-tv\| title='Imelda' documentary by Ramona Diaz airs on GMA News TV\|newspaper=GMA News Online\|publisher=GMA Network Inc.\|date=October 1, 2014}}{{ cite web\| title=Imelda(2003) \| url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160398/\| publisher=Internet Movie Database}}
2009 \| The Last Journey of Ninoy \|Jun Reyes \|
rowspan="2"\|2012 \| 1081 \| Kara David \| production by GMA News TV for the 40th Anniversary of Martial Law Declaration, hosted by Kara David{{cite news\| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/272408/newstv/newstvspecials/remembering-proclamation-1081-a-gma-news-tv-special\|title=Remembering Proclamation '1081', a GMA News TV Special \|publisher=GMA News \|date=September 3, 2012}}
Lest We Forget: Martial Law and its victims \| Ed Lingao \| production of Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism{{cite web\| url=http://pcij.org/blog/2012/09/18/lest-we-forget-martial-law-and-its-victims-2 \| title=Lest We Forget: Martial Law and its victims\| publisher=Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism}}
2013 \| The Guerilla Is A Poet \| Sari Lluch Dalena and Kiri Lluch Dalena \|{{cite news\| url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/10/13/1244581/film-filipino-revolutionary-wins-four-awards\| title=Film on Filipino revolutionary wins four awards\| publisher=The Philippine Star}}{{cite web\| url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/12583/movie-review-the-guerilla-is-a-poet-a-lyrical-commentary-on-jose-maria-sison39s-memory\| title=Movie Review:Guerilla is a Poet, A Lyrical Commentary on Jose Maria Sison's Memory\| publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal\| date=September 23, 2013}}
rowspan="2"\|2015 \| Portraits of Mosquito Press \| J Luis Burgos \|{{cite web\| url=http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/filmmakers-mull-next-move-after-alleged-harassment-by-qcpd/\| publisher=Interaksyon\| title=Filmmakers mull next move after alleged harassment by QCPD\| date=March 6, 2015}}{{cite web\| url=http://freedomfilmfest.komas.org/portraits-of-mosquito-press/\| publisher=Freedom Film Festival\| title=Portraits of Mosquito Press\| date=March 6, 2015}}
Dahling Nick \| Sari Lluch Dalena \|{{cite web\| url=http://www.cinemalaya.org/news/seeing-everything-panoptika-cinemalaya-2016\| publisher=Cinemalaya Foundation\| title=Seeing Everything (Panoptika) in Cinemalaya 2016}}
2016 \| Forbidden Memory \| Teng Mangansakan \|{{cite news \| title =Davao-based director's docu gets Cinema One Originals nod \| publisher =Mindanao Times \| date =March 4, 2016 \| url =http://mindanaotimes.net/davao-based-directors-docu-gets-cinema-one-originals-nod/ \| accessdate =May 24, 2016 \| archive-date =April 8, 2016 \| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160408143603/http://mindanaotimes.net/davao-based-directors-docu-gets-cinema-one-originals-nod/ \| url-status =dead }}{{cite web\| url=http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2016/11/1974-malisbong-massacre-memorialized-in-forbidden-memory-film/\| title=1974 Malisbong Massacre memorialized in "Forbidden Memory" film \|publisher=MindaNews \| date = November 20, 2016}}
rowspan="2"\|2017 \| Alaala \| Adolfo Alix Jr. \| Produced by GMA Network{{cite web\| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/622462/alden-at-rocco-ipakikita-ang-pait-ng-batas-militar-sa-mini-series-na-alaala/story/\| title=Alden at Rocco, ipakikita ang pait ng batas militar sa mini-series na 'Alaala' \|publisher=GMA \| date = August 17, 2017}}
History of the Underground \| Sari Lluch Dalena and Keith Sicat \|
rowspan="1"\|2019 \| The Kingmaker{{Cite web \|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/724097/teachers-elders-urged-to-tell-the-truth-about-martial-law-to-young-people/story/ \|title=Teachers, elders urged to tell the truth about martial law to young people \|last=Yang \|first=Angelica \|date=January 30, 2020 \|website=GMA News Online \|language=en-US \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130081204/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/724097/teachers-elders-urged-to-tell-the-truth-about-martial-law-to-young-people/story/ \|archive-date=January 30, 2020 \|access-date=January 30, 2020}} \| Lauren Greenfield \| U.S./Danish Production; Greenwich Entertainment
2022 \| 11,103 \| Mike Alcazaren and Jeanette Ifurung \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Director

! Notes

1977

|Da Real Makoy

|Nonoy Marcelo

|{{Cite web |last=News |first=By HOWIE SEVERINO, GMA |date=2014-01-29 |title=‘Let the picture come to you’ (2 decades of working with Egay Navarro) |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/346131/let-the-picture-come-to-you-2-decades-of-working-with-egay-navarro/story/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}

1983

| Signos

| Mike de Leon

1986

| Marcos: A Malignant Spirit

| Rolly Reyes

rowspan="3"|1987

| Revolutions Happen Like Refrains in a Song

| Nick Deocampo

|{{cite book |last=De Ocampo |first=Nick |date=1994 |title=From revolution to revolution : the documentary movement in the Philippines |publisher= Documentary Box |page=15 }}{{cite web| url=http://www.yidff.jp/docbox/5/box5-3-e.html| title = From Revolution to Revolution: The Documentary Movement in the Philippines| publisher=Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival}}

EDJOP

| Joe Cuaresma

| {{cite web| url=https://philstarlife.com/geeky/902552-neverforget-ccp-art-house-cinema-screens-4-martial-law-films-for-free-online?page=2| publisher=PhilStarLife| title=#NeverForget: CCP Art House Cinema screens 4 martial law films for free online}}

Beyond The Walls of Prison

| Lito Tiongson

1988

| A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution

| Nettie Wild

1994

| Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?

| Kidlat Tahimik

|{{cite web| url=https://www.ica.org.uk/whats-on/essay-film-festival-why-yellow-middle-rainbow-bakit-dilaw-ang-kulay-ng-bahaghari| publisher=Institute for Contemporary Arts| title=Essay Film Festival: Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow (Bakit Dilaw Ang Kulay ng Bahaghari)}}

1997

| Batas Militar

| Jon Red and Jeannette Ifurung

|{{cite web| url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/02/24/16/a-glimpse-of-martial-law-rule-in-documentary-batas-militar | title = A glimpse of Martial Law rule in documentary 'Batas Militar'| publisher = ABS-CBN | date=November 21, 2016}}{{cite web| url=http://opinion.inquirer.net/93250/batas-militar-and-dead-aim | title = 'Batas Militar' and 'Dead Aim'| publisher = Inquirer | date=February 27, 2016}}

2003

| Imelda

| Ramona Diaz

|{{cite news| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/381733/newstv/newstvspecials/imelda-documentary-by-ramona-diaz-airs-on-gma-news-tv| title='Imelda' documentary by Ramona Diaz airs on GMA News TV|newspaper=GMA News Online|publisher=GMA Network Inc.|date=October 1, 2014}}{{ cite web| title=Imelda(2003) | url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160398/| publisher=Internet Movie Database}}

2009

| The Last Journey of Ninoy

|Jun Reyes

rowspan="2"|2012

| 1081

| Kara David

| production by GMA News TV for the 40th Anniversary of Martial Law Declaration, hosted by Kara David{{cite news| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/272408/newstv/newstvspecials/remembering-proclamation-1081-a-gma-news-tv-special|title=Remembering Proclamation '1081', a GMA News TV Special |publisher=GMA News |date=September 3, 2012}}

Lest We Forget: Martial Law and its victims

| Ed Lingao

| production of Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism{{cite web| url=http://pcij.org/blog/2012/09/18/lest-we-forget-martial-law-and-its-victims-2 | title=Lest We Forget: Martial Law and its victims| publisher=Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism}}

2013

| The Guerilla Is A Poet

| Sari Lluch Dalena and Kiri Lluch Dalena

|{{cite news| url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/10/13/1244581/film-filipino-revolutionary-wins-four-awards| title=Film on Filipino revolutionary wins four awards| publisher=The Philippine Star}}{{cite web| url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/12583/movie-review-the-guerilla-is-a-poet-a-lyrical-commentary-on-jose-maria-sison39s-memory| title=Movie Review:Guerilla is a Poet, A Lyrical Commentary on Jose Maria Sison's Memory| publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal| date=September 23, 2013}}

rowspan="2"|2015

| Portraits of Mosquito Press

| J Luis Burgos

|{{cite web| url=http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/filmmakers-mull-next-move-after-alleged-harassment-by-qcpd/| publisher=Interaksyon| title=Filmmakers mull next move after alleged harassment by QCPD| date=March 6, 2015}}{{cite web| url=http://freedomfilmfest.komas.org/portraits-of-mosquito-press/| publisher=Freedom Film Festival| title=Portraits of Mosquito Press| date=March 6, 2015}}

Dahling Nick

| Sari Lluch Dalena

|{{cite web| url=http://www.cinemalaya.org/news/seeing-everything-panoptika-cinemalaya-2016| publisher=Cinemalaya Foundation| title=Seeing Everything (Panoptika) in Cinemalaya 2016}}

2016

| Forbidden Memory

| Teng Mangansakan

|{{cite news | title =Davao-based director's docu gets Cinema One Originals nod | publisher =Mindanao Times | date =March 4, 2016 | url =http://mindanaotimes.net/davao-based-directors-docu-gets-cinema-one-originals-nod/ | accessdate =May 24, 2016 | archive-date =April 8, 2016 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160408143603/http://mindanaotimes.net/davao-based-directors-docu-gets-cinema-one-originals-nod/ | url-status =dead }}{{cite web| url=http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2016/11/1974-malisbong-massacre-memorialized-in-forbidden-memory-film/| title=1974 Malisbong Massacre memorialized in "Forbidden Memory" film |publisher=MindaNews | date = November 20, 2016}}

rowspan="2"|2017

| Alaala

| Adolfo Alix Jr.

| Produced by GMA Network{{cite web| url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/622462/alden-at-rocco-ipakikita-ang-pait-ng-batas-militar-sa-mini-series-na-alaala/story/| title=Alden at Rocco, ipakikita ang pait ng batas militar sa mini-series na 'Alaala' |publisher=GMA | date = August 17, 2017}}

History of the Underground

| Sari Lluch Dalena and Keith Sicat

rowspan="1"|2019

| The Kingmaker{{Cite web |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/724097/teachers-elders-urged-to-tell-the-truth-about-martial-law-to-young-people/story/ |title=Teachers, elders urged to tell the truth about martial law to young people |last=Yang |first=Angelica |date=January 30, 2020 |website=GMA News Online |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130081204/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/724097/teachers-elders-urged-to-tell-the-truth-about-martial-law-to-young-people/story/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |access-date=January 30, 2020}}

| Lauren Greenfield

| U.S./Danish Production; Greenwich Entertainment

2022

| 11,103

| Mike Alcazaren and Jeanette Ifurung

References

Martial law

Films

List of films about martial law under Ferdinand Marcos

Feature films

Documentary films

See also

References