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Martyr or Murderer (2023)

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Directed by
Darryl Yap
Genre
historical drama
Country
Philippines
Rating
2.0 of 10 from 1 voters
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How it feels

This film shows the assassination of Ninoy Aquino from the Marcos family's point of view. It is a historical drama that focuses on their perspective during that event.

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What happens

Martyr or Murderer is a 2023 Philippine period family drama film written and directed by Darryl Yap. About the Marcos family's perspective on the assassination of Ninoy Aquino, it is the second installment in Yap's film series about the Marcoses after Maid in Malacañang (2022). Produced by Vincent del Rosario III and Veronique del Rosario-Corpus, the film features Cristine Reyes, Cesar Montano, Diego Loyzaga, Ella Cruz and Ruffa Gutierrez reprising their roles, along with Isko Moreno, Marco Gumabao, Jerome Ponce, Cindy Miranda, Sachzna Laparan, Elizabeth Oropesa and Beverly Salviejo. During the release of Maid in Malacañang in 2022, director Darryl Yap revealed in an interview that the film is the first in a trilogy produced by Viva Films that revolved around the Marcos family. Martyr or Murderer is the second film in this trilogy, and was to be followed by the film Mabuhay Aloha Mabuhay, which will revolve around the exile in Hawaii of the Marcos family after the People Power Revolution in 1986. Before the release of the trailer, the film was originally planned to be released in February 2023 in time for the anniversary of People Power Revolution, but was pushed back to March 1. The film was not as successful as its predecessor, grossing around ₱5 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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