From What Is Before(2014)
Memories of cataclysm.
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.
Movie: From What Is Before
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Sito
Tony
Pacita
Heding
Father Guido
Miss Acevedo
Horacio
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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.
Release Date
2014-07-03
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7.9
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Memories of cataclysm.
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