Underplayed Gems

The Kingmaker (2019)

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Directed by
Lauren Greenfield
Genre
documentary film, biographical film
Country
Denmark, United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
R
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary examines the political career of former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos. It follows the Marcos family's efforts to restore their image and return to power, including supporting her son Bongbong's presidential ambitions and the family's alliance with Rodrigo Duterte.

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What happens

The Kingmaker is a 2019 documentary film written and directed by Lauren Greenfield, featuring the political career of Imelda Marcos with a focus on the Marcos family's efforts to rehabilitate the family's image and to return to political power, including her plans to see her son, Bongbong, become President of the Philippines, and the alliance that Bongbong and Imee Marcos established with Rodrigo Duterte in his bid to win the 2016 Philippine presidential election. It debuted internationally in August 2019 at the 76th Venice International Film Festival, and debuted in the Philippines on January 29, 2020. The Kingmaker was nominated as best documentary at the BFI London Film Festival and the Stockholm International Film Festival, and for the Checkpoints Award at the Bergen International Film Festival. It was nominated for four categories in the 2019 Critics' Choice Documentary Awards, eventually winning the award for Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary. It also received the Audience Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2019 Warsaw Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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