Martial Law Movies

"Batas Militar" is a definitive documentary about martial law under the dictatorship of former President Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines.

Amid the nation's chaos brought by the Martial Law, Rosa, bruised and battered, runs from her captors as she seeks a safe place to stay. Once she was...

A laborer gets money for his wife's pregnancy from his boss on the condition that he will not join the union.

When two people meet one night in London, their relationship blossoms and fractures, intertwined with impending societal collapse.

Documentary to trace the origins of People Power in history, to determine how it has strengthened democratic institutions in the Philippines, and to...

Fifty years after the brutal disappearances of Martial Law, a mother reunites with her missing son through virtual reality—only to confront how...

In a remote village of Malisbong, a grieving widow finds solace in a mannequin she believes to be her deceased husband. As she delves deeper into...

A shocking new 2 hour film by B.A. Brooks. This 2010 release is a follow up to "The Decline And Fall Of America" which was released in 2008. "The...

Ines reenacts her sister's wartime abduction through a game of dolls, only to discover that some games are really just memories wearing a disguise.

In the year 2019, where the world is under martial law, two rookie cops are tasked to patrol District C-11 where death is just a bullet away.

Set in the Philippines during martial law, the film follows the Bartolome family’s struggles over several years.

An honorable soldier must choose between the woman he loves or the country he pledged to die for.

In the 1970s, a widow in a remote village takes over her husband’s barber shop. She becomes the laughing stock of the male-dominated community...

Displaced by martial law, a mother tells her daughter a shadow puppet story about a monster, only for their terrifying tale to turn to reality and...

Set during the terrifying reign of Filipino despot, Marcos, two upper caste but very different strangers team up to try and survive the physical and...

In 1979, a young boy’s routine after school was always to watch the animated hero show, Xavier X. When the show suddenly got banned from...

Set in the 1970s, Angela, a college student, returns to her ancestral home to care for her ailing grandmother. She argues with her eccentric mother...

Faced with a series of terrible incidents, the Dela Cruz family now has to make a decision that will alter the history of their family.

The true story of a young mother who uses story-telling to protect her child from the reality of growing up in prison and the difficult life she...

Beverly Apostol, a queer activist during the height of Martial Law in the Philippines, makes the ultimate sacrifice for the love of her country.