Globe Studios/Epicmedia/sine olivia pilipinas production
Distribution: Films Boutique
Black and white, Digital, 3 hours and 52 minutes
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Synopsis
In the late 70s, a gang of militias, under the control of the military, terrorizes a remote village in the Philippines. The terror being inflicted on the populace is not just corporal but intensely psychological as well. They were constantly fed with apocryphal tales about the village leader. A few souls are not giving up. They are fighting.
The poet/teacher/activist, Hugo Haniway, decides to find out the truth about the disappearance of his wife.
A love story set in the darkest period of Philippine history, the Marcos Dictatorship.
The narrative and the characters are a composite of real events and real people that happened and existed during the period.
A Filipino rock opera.
Trailer
Reviews
Daniel Kasman, “Berlinale 2018. It’s Dark Here”, MUBI’s Notebook
Noel Vera, “Rock The Devil”, Business World Online
Oggs Cruz, “‘Ang Panahon ng Halimaw’ review: A call to arms”, Rappler
Philbert Dy, “‘Ang Panahon ng Halimaw’ Takes on Tyranny with Music”, Rogue
Davinci Maru, “Movie review: ‘Panahon ng Halimaw’ is a powerful, timely epic”, ABS-CBN News
Adie Pieraz, “Strap Yourselves In For Ang Panahon Ng Halimaw—You’ll Need To”, wonders.ph
Louie Baharom, “Movie Review: ‘Ang Panahon ng Halimaw’ (2018)”, cinephiliaph.wordpress.com
Bap.T., “The Films in Theaters This Week”, LeJDD.fr, July 24, 2018
Luc Chessel, “The Devil’s Season; Dark Songs of Signs”, Liberation.fr, July 24, 2018
“Season of the Devil”, Ecran Noir, July 25, 2018
Christophe Kantcheff, “Season of the Devil by Lav Diaz: Farewell, Philippines?”, Politis France
Video interviews
News articles
Bayani San Diego, Jr., ‘Halimaw’ in Three Continents’, Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 22, 2018
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