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From What Is Before is a Philippin film of genre Drama directed by Lav Diaz

From What Is Before (2014)

Mula sa kung ano ang noon

From What Is Before
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Length 5h38
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Genres Drama
Rating75% 3.7896053.7896053.7896053.7896053.789605

From What Is Before (Tagalog: Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon) is a 2014 Filipino drama film directed by Lav Diaz. The film follows a remote town in the Philippines during the 1970s under the Marcos dictatorship. The film had its world premiere in the Philippines on 3 July 2014, and competed at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival where it won the main prize, the Golden Leopard.

The film also had its North American premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, under the Wavelengths section. In addition, the film had its Philippine screening for free at 21 September 2014. The film will have its U.S. premiere, as part of the World Cinema section, at the 2014 AFI Fest.

Synopsis

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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