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A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution is a 1988 Canadian documentary by Nettie Wild about the political upheaval in the Philippines following the fall of Ferdinand Marcos and the People Power Revolution. Wild went to the Philippines in the early 1980s to study its theatre culture.
A chronicle of the three points of a political triangle — the legal left, the illegal (armed) revolution, and the enemy which threatens them both: the armed reactionary right. It is 1987. The dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos has just been overthrown.
Shot over eight months, often in dangerous conditions, the film chronicles the three points of an often-violent political triangle: the legal left; the illegal, armed leftists of the New People’s Army; and the armed, reactionary right-wing groups operating on both sides of the law.
Aug 24, 2021 · Nettie Wild’s documentary feature focuses on a guerrilla unit of the revolutionary communist New People’s Army; the founder of the army, Kummander Dante, who’s campaigning for the senate ...
A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution chronicles the three points of a political triangle: the legal left, the illegal (armed) revolution, and the enemy which threatens them both: the armed reactionary right. It is 1987. The dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos has just been overthrown.
Aug 22, 2018 · Shot over eight months, often in dangerous conditions, the film chronicles the three points of an often-violent political triangle: the legal left; the illegal, armed leftists of the New People’s Army; and the armed, reactionary right-wing groups operating on both sides of the law.
A Rustling of Leaves clearly shows the problems of the left under president Aquino: to become legal or not, to continue the battle or make peace. This is what makes this documentary interesting and poignant, giving a Western audience a clear view of the difficulties of the left in the Philippines.
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