A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution (1988)

1h 52m
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October 13, 1988
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A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution (1988)

1h 52m
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October 13, 1988
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A chronicle of the three points of a political triangle — the legal left, the illegal (armed) revolution, and the enemy which threatens them both: the armed reactionary right. It is 1987. The dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos has just been overthrown. Newly elected President Corazon Aquino struggles to wrench control of the country from her own military. A Rustling of Leaves poses the key question facing the revolutionaries and the Filipino Left: Should the People’s Movement continue the guerilla war, or do they dare enter legal politics and reveal the hidden face of the revolution?

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October 13, 1988

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1h 52m

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A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution is a 1988 Canadian documentary by Nettie Wild about the political upheaval in the Philippines following the fall of Ferdinand Marcos and the People Power Revolution.

Wild went to the Philippines in the early 1980s to study its theatre culture. She became interested in the New People's Army and planned on making a documentary on them. She unsuccessfully proposed the idea to multiple organizations before the National Film Board of Canada and Channel 4 financed the project. Wild planned to start filming in early 1986, but Corazon Aquino's victory delayed the project. Filming restarted during a ceasefire and negotiations between Aquino's government and the NPA, but they had difficulty filming in the mountains and the NPA cancelling events. Wild expanded the scope of the film to cover the political scene of the Philippines rather than just the NPA.

The film premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival, after being rejected by the Montreal World Film Festival and Toronto Festival of Festivals, and received positive reviews.

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