The Philippine president who made this? He later declared martial law. Coincidence?
A film that stars Joseph Estrada, Pilar Pilapil and Rosemarie Gil based on Marcos' war on drugs.
Acting
Estrada's screen presence that literally launched a presidency.
Production
Made during the actual drug war it depicts—meta doesn't begin to cover it.
Director
Augusto Buenaventura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Estrada leveraged his 'masa' film persona directly into his 1998 presidential victory—this is literally campaign footage with plot.
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