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- TV-MA
- Grasshopper Film
- 5 h 38 m
- TV-MA
- Grasshopper Film
- 5 h 38 m
Summary 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.
- TV-MA
- Grasshopper Film
- 5 h 38 m
- TV-MA
- Grasshopper Film
- 5 h 38 m
From What Is Before
88
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Summary 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.
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
88
80% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
20% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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The endless chaos of nature embodies the abstract threat of imminent destruction; by imbuing these shots with a combination of mystical allure and darker possibilities, Diaz creates a haunting atmosphere that makes it possible to absorb the story even when it slows to a crawl.
The fragile interplay of nature and civilization is best expressed in the way Diaz frequently sets the stage for each scene, allowing us to absorb the contours and details of every location before ever so gradually introducing human characters, looking small and ant-like, into the frame.
Whereas there are still long takes aplenty, most of them startlingly exquisite, the film feels, for once, very urgent in relaying the faultlines of real Filipino history.
Diaz's From What Is Before is an enthralling, thought-provoking, elegant and tragic wonder.
While the historical scope of From What Is Before is huge, its emotional palette is a bit limited.
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Production Company
Sine Olivia Pilipinas
Duration 5 h 38 m
Rating TV-MA
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Awards
Gawad Urian Awards
• 4 Wins & 10 Nominations
Locarno International Film Festival
• 5 Wins & 5 Nominations
World Premieres Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations