The Paradox of Martial Law (2023)
An encounter with destiny.
Gênero : Documentário, História
Runtime : 11M
Director : Lourd Ian Francis Espiritu
Sinopse
Under the guise of the increasing threat of Communism and the ever-evolving bureaucracy of Philippine democracy, Marcos Sr. declared Martial Law in an attempt to hold on to subjugate the rise of crime and injustice. But does history narrate a fate that actualized his vision to bring peace? Or do the books echo a paradox? A reality where he fought fire with fire — communism with a strongarm that riddled it with bullets and bloodshed.
Working as waiters in a private beach resort Andrew fell head over heels for lovely Dovie (Ina Raymundo). Unexpected voluptuous foreign guests led by Carolyn Sapp visit the beach and now Andrew was torn between his attraction to Carol and his love for Dovie. It's a wild and funny tale of action and romance as they encountered a mischievous group of hunks who were out to destroy the beach.
The story has tales of the diwatas that protect Mt. Banahaw.
They call each other Emmanuel and Vladimir - but despite the informal tone, a fateful negotiation is taking place. During France's presidency of the EU, President Macron takes on the task of negotiating with President Putin in an attempt to prevent an invasion of Ukraine. For the first time, we get to follow the diplomatic game behind the scenes and hear parts of their phone conversations.
A young boy travels to Alaska to visit his estranged father at the same time as a young woman also travels to Alaska to find her estranged mother.
A short documentary on wet t-shirt contests at a Chicago bar.
Testes nucleares no deserto resultam no crescimento de formigas gigantes que ameaçam o sudoeste dos Estados Unidos , uma equipe de investigadores e o exército procuram uma maneira de controlar a dispersão das formigas.
A comedy about two feuding families. Unable to cope, one family decides to move the America. Their plane crashes, depositing them on an island. The other family, however, become stranded on the same island when their boat crashes.
An industry veteran is given a chance to produce and star in his own movie. But he quickly finds movie production isn't quite as glamorous as it seems.
Como um vírus contagioso, bonitas e atléticas adolescentes - todas lutadoras de artes marciais - começam a desaparecer em todo o mundo. Por trás desses sequestros está a poderosa Madame M, que pretende transformá-las em imbatíveis assassinas profissionais. Depois de anos de um severo e cruel treinamento, apenas três garotas sobrevivem. São elas, as belas e sensuais, Charlene, Jing e Katt, mulheres de corpos atléticos que recebem arriscadas missões. Mistura de Nikita e As Panteras, Fatal registra sensacionais cenas de lutas marciais. Um espetáculo único.
Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds) é um jovem que está cursando o 7º ano da Coolidge College e deseja fazer dele o mais divertido ano desde que chegou ao local. Porém, Van Wilder tem alguns problemas. Seu pai resolveu cortar sua mesada, o que o obriga a arranjar um novo meio de obter a quantia necessária para organizar grandes festas, e o ciumento namorado da repórter Gwen Pearson (Tara Reid) está disposto a sabotar suas comemorações de qualquer maneira. Em busca de soluções, talvez Van Wilder seja obrigado a tomar uma medida drástica: se formar na universidade.
A young woman takes a job as a personal maid for a rich young man. The pair do not get along, but soon due to their classmates' games of love, their relationship grows more complicated than before.
Arrogant Don Emilio is a rich man who have maids, a private nurse Nikki, and later a sexy, personal secretary Susie at his disposal. He has two brothers, Dodong and Egay who have sinister thoughts on him, as they want his riches. After some slapstick mishaps and when the Don seemingly went bankrupt, he left his mansion to live with the two but experiences unfair treatment. He ended up living with his stepbrother Edwin in the slum, but his arrogance and his annoying cohorts resulted to differences with Edwin and his girlfriend Girlie. Unbeknown to them, Don Emilio is actually playing a scheme of his own to determine which brother really cares for him the most.
A strong and loving woman fight to get back everything that is stolen from her.
The documentary about the history and struggle for Press Freedom of Mosquito Press during the dark days of Marcos dictatorship.
Após o sequestro de um líder religioso islâmico, a cidade Nova York vira o lavo de ataques terroristas. O agente do FBI Anthony Hubbard, a oficial da CIA Elise Kraft e o general William Devereaux unem forças para capturar um perigoso grupo de terroristas que plantam bombas em diversos lugares de Nova York, levando a cidade ao caos.
Critical investigation of The World Bank and IMF. Too hot for PBS, but prime time TV everywhere else. Do the World Bank and IMF make the poor even poorer? Are the Bank and IMF democratic institutions? Why do people demonstrate against the Bank and IMF? For the first time, a documentary global investigation of major criticisms of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), two of the most powerful financial institutions in the world. Five country case studies are presented, each concentrating on a different aspect of critics' charges: 1. Bolivia: Debt, Drugs and Democracy 2. Ghana: The Model of Success 3. Brazil: Debt, Damage and Politics 4. Thailand: Dams and Dislocation 5. Philippines: The Debt Fighters. The charges, including those related to structural adjustment, are controversial and provocative. Some go to the heart of the power and policies of these institutions.
This powerful documentary tells the story of the investigation into the murder of five-year-old Logan Mwangi, whose body was found in a river just yards from his home in Wales.
A heartwarming story about nine kids who had run away from their homes.
