Liway (2018)

Directed by

Mikhail Red

Genre

independent film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines, a young boy named Dakip grows up inside a prison with his mother Commander Liway. The film follows their daily life and struggles behind bars as political prisoners.

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What happens

Liway is a 2018 Filipino independent film about the experiences of Dakip, a young boy growing up in prison as the son of anti-Marcos dissident Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, better known as Commander Liway and referred to in the film by the vernacular endearment "Day", during the waning days of the Marcos dictatorship. Directed by Kip Oebanda from a screenplay he co-wrote with Zig Dulay, the film is based on true events, with Glaiza de Castro playing the film's major lead. The film was released on August 3, 2018, as part of the 14th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, where it received a special jury commendation and the audience choice award in the full-length feature film category. During its run, the film was noted for bringing out strong emotional responses or reactions from its audiences. During its Cinemalaya screenings, filmgoers often spontaneously applauded the film during the end credits. In some instances, viewers chanted protest songs used in the film that originated during the Marcos era. Along with Benedict Mique's ML, it was one of the two Cinemalaya 2018 films about martial law, continuing the tradition of 2017's Respeto in light of the 2016 burial of Ferdinand Marcos and the prominence of his wife Imelda Marcos and his children, Bongbong Marcos and Imee Marcos, in Philippine politics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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