List of films about martial law under Ferdinand Marcos

This is a list of films that deals with topics about the 1972–1981 martial law under Ferdinand Marcos. Various filmmakers made films that directly deal with the political atmosphere, provide social commentary, or chronicle the life of Filipinos during the period. Most of the feature films circle on the struggles and human rights abuses during the oppressive state of the government at that time.

Feature films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1975	Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag (Manila in the Claws of Light)	Lino Brocka	Edgardo M. Reyes (original story); Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. (screenplay)	[1][2]
1976	Sakada	Behn Cervantes	Oscar Miranda (story); Lualhati Bautista (screenplay)	[3][4]
	Nunal sa Tubig	Ishmael Bernal	Jorge Arago	[3]
	Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?	Eddie Romero	Eddie Romero and Roy Iglesias	[3][4][5]
	Insiang	Lino Brocka	Mario O'Hara (story); Mario O'Hara and Lamberto E. Antonio (screenplay)	[4][6][7]
1978	Tadhana	Nonoy Marcelo	Nonoy Marcelo (screenplay)	[8]
1980	Manila By Night	Ishmael Bernal	Ishmael Bernal and Ricardo Lee	[2][1]
1981	Kisapmata	Mike de Leon	Quijano de Manila (story); Mike de Leon, Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. and Raquel Villavicencio (screenplay)	[9]
1982	Batch '81 (Alpha Kappa Omega)	Mike de Leon	Mike de Leon, Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. and Raquel Villavicencio	[2][1]
	Relasyon	Ishmael Bernal	Ricardo Lee and Raquel Villavicencio	[3]
1983	Oliver	Nick Deocampo	Nick Deocampo	[10][11][12]
1984	Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim	Lino Brocka	Jose F. Lacaba and Jose Carreon (story); Jose F. Lacaba (screenplay)	[2][1][5]
	Sister Stella L.	Mike de Leon	Mike de Leon, Jose F. Lacaba and Jose Almojeula	[13][2][1][5]
1985	Scorpio Nights	Peque Gallaga	Rosauro Q. de la Cruz	[14]
1986	Bagong Hari	Mario O'Hara	Frank Rivera	[9]
	Paano Kita Malilimutan	Vittorio Romero		[15]
1988	Sa Dulo ng Baril	Jerry O. Tirazona	Jerry O. Tirazona	[16]
	A Dangerous Life	Robert Markowitz	David Williamson	[2][1]
1989	Fight for Us	Lino Brocka	Jose F. Lacaba	[2][1][5]
1995	Eskapo	Chito Roño	Roy Iglesias and Jose F. Lacaba	[5]
2000	Pangarap ng Puso	Mario O'Hara	Rey de Castro and Mario O'Hara	[9]
2001	Batang West Side	Lav Diaz	Lav Diaz	[17]
2002	Dekada '70	Chito Roño	Lualhati Bautista	[13][2][1][5]
2004	Evolution of a Filipino Family (Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino)	Lav Diaz	Lav Diaz	[18]
2006	Batas Militar	Jess Lapid Jr.	Jess Lapid Jr. and Henry Nadong (story); Henry Nadong (screenplay)	[13][2][1]
2007	Pisay	Kanakan Balintagos (Auraeus Solito)	Henry Grajeda	[19][20][21]
2009	Dukot (Desaparecidos)	Joel Lamangan	Bonifacio Ilagan	[2][1][5]
2010	Muli	Adolfo Alix Jr.	Jerry Gracio	[22][23]
	Sigwa	Joel Lamangan	Bonifacio Ilagan	[2][1][5]
2011	Ka Oryang	Sari Lluch Dalena	Sari Lluch Dalena and Keith Sicat	[24][25]
2012	Aparisyon	Isabel Sandoval (credited as Vincent Sandoval)	Isabel Sandoval and Jerry Gracio (story); Isabel Sandoval (screenplay)	[2][1][26][27]
2013	Bukas na Lang Sapagka't Gabi Na	Jet Leyco	Jet Leyco and Norman Wilwayco	[28]
	Barber's Tales (Mga Kuwentong Barbero)	Jun Lana	Peter Ong Lim, Elmer Gatchalian, Benedict Mique and Jun Lana (story); Jun Lana (screenplay)	[2][1]
	Mga Anino ng Kahapon	Alvin Yapan	Alvin Yapan	[29][30]
	Burgos	Joel Lamangan	Ricardo Lee	[31][32]
2014	Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon	Lav Diaz	Lav Diaz	[2][1][33]
2016	Kusina	Cenon Palomares and David Corpuz	Cenon Palomares	[34]
2017	Respeto	Treb Monteras	Treb Monteras and Njel de Mesa	[35]
2018	Citizen Jake	Mike de Leon	Mike de Leon, Noel Pascual and Atom Araullo	[36]
	Ang Panahon ng Halimaw (Season of the Devil)	Lav Diaz	Lav Diaz	[37]
	ML	Benedict Mique Jr.	Benedict Mique Jr.
	Liway	Kip Oebanda	Kip Oebanda and Zig Dulay
2021	Katips	Vincent Tañada	Vincent Tañada
2022	Maid in Malacañang	Darryl Yap	Darryl Yap
2023	Oras de Peligro	Joel Lamangan	Joel Lamangan
	Ako si Ninoy	Vincent Tañada	Vincent Tañada
2024	EDJOP	Katski Flores	Katski Flores

Documentary films

This includes documentary films and docudramas.

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1977	Da Real Makoy	Nonoy Marcelo	[38]
1983	Signos	Mike de Leon
1986	Marcos: A Malignant Spirit	Rolly Reyes
1987	Revolutions Happen Like Refrains in a Song	Nick Deocampo	[12][39][40]
	EDJOP	Joe Cuaresma	[41]
	Beyond The Walls of Prison	Lito Tiongson	[41]
1988	A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution	Nettie Wild
1994	Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?	Kidlat Tahimik	[40][42]
1997	Batas Militar	Jon Red and Jeannette Ifurung	[13][5][43][44]
2003	Imelda	Ramona Diaz	[45][46][5]
2009	The Last Journey of Ninoy	Jun Reyes
2012	1081	Kara David	production by GMA News TV for the 40th Anniversary of Martial Law Declaration, hosted by Kara David[47]
	Lest We Forget: Martial Law and its victims	Ed Lingao	production of Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism[48]
2013	The Guerilla Is A Poet	Sari Lluch Dalena and Kiri Lluch Dalena	[49][50]
2015	Portraits of Mosquito Press	J Luis Burgos	[51][52]
	Dahling Nick	Sari Lluch Dalena	[53]
2016	Forbidden Memory	Teng Mangansakan	[2][1][54][55]
2017	Alaala	Adolfo Alix Jr.	Produced by GMA Network[56]
	History of the Underground	Sari Lluch Dalena and Keith Sicat
2019	The Kingmaker[57]	Lauren Greenfield	U.S./Danish Production; Greenwich Entertainment
2022	11,103	Mike Alcazaren and Jeanette Ifurung

See also

• Cinema of the Philippines
• Ferdinand Marcos
• Films depicting Latin American military dictatorships
• Martial law in the Philippines
• Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos