From What Is Before

(2014)

★ 7.9 IMDb · 37 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2014

Runtime: 338 мин

Country: Philippines

Director: Lav Diaz

Cast: Perry Dizon, Roeder Camanag, Hazel Orencio, Karenina Haniel, Reynan Abcede, Mailes Kanapi, Ian Lomongo, Joel Saracho, Evelyn Vargas, Noel Sto. Domingo

Plot

The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found bleeding to death at the crossroad, and houses are burned. Ferdinand E. Marcos announces Proclamation No. 1081, putting the entire country under Martial Law.