Ang Panahon ng Halimaw

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.

Cast and Crew

Trailer

Reviews

Clarence Tsui, ” ‘Season of the Devil’ (‘Ang Panahon ng Halimaw’): Film Review | Berlin 2018″, The Hollywood Reporter

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

Carlo Chatrian, “Reversing the Rules – A Brief Reflection on Lav Diaz and His Latest Film”, Locarno Film Festival site

Philip Cu-Unjieng, “Sailing Angry On The Lav Boat: A Review Of ‘Ang Panahon ng Halimaw'”, Metro Style

GrimsChild, Lettterboxd

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

Jean Michel Frodon, “The terrible and haunting songs of “The Season of the Devil”, a monster movie”, Public Projection by Jean Michel Frodon, July 24, 2018

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

Ion Cinema Part 1/ Part 2

Filmexplorer.ch

News articles

Bayani San Diego, Jr., ‘Halimaw’ in Three Continents’, Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 22, 2018