The Moises Padilla Story (1961)

Directed by

Gerardo de León

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a biopic about a mayoral candidate in 1950s Philippines who was tortured and killed by a governor's private army after refusing to drop out of the election. It follows his stand against political corruption and the brutal consequences he faced.

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What happens

The Moises Padilla Story is a 1961 Philippine biographical film directed by Gerardo de León from a screenplay by Cesar J. Amigo. The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film is a biography of a Negros Occidental mayoral candidate who in 1951, was tortured and murdered by the private army of the provincial governor after he had refused to withdraw his candidacy. The film is still extant and has been restored in 4K resolution by the Philippine Film Archive and Central Digital Lab in 2022. The restored version was premiered on September 2, 2022, in celebration of the Philippine Film Industry Month. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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