A Thousand Cuts (2020)

Directed by

Ramona Diaz

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about journalist Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler as they face legal attacks and harassment from the Philippine government under President Rodrigo Duterte. The film shows the high stakes for press freedom in a country where speaking truth to power carries heavy personal and professional costs.

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What happens

A Thousand Cuts is a 2020 Philippine-American documentary film about Maria Ressa, the founder of the online news site Rappler. Directed by Ramona Diaz, it explores the conflicts between the press and the Filipino government under President Rodrigo Duterte. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020. It was released in the United States in a limited release and in virtual cinemas on August 7, 2020, by PBS Distribution, and was followed by a broadcast on the program Frontline on January 8, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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