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| Directed by | Benedict Mique Jr.[1] |
| Written by | Benedict Mique Jr. |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Anne Monzon |
| Edited by | Mikael Pestano |
| Music by | Pearlsha Abubakar-Quebral |
| Distributed by | Solar Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes[4] |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
ML is a 2018 Philippine independent psychological horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Benedict Mique Jr., starring Eddie Garcia as a retired METROCOM Colonel suffering from Alzheimer's disease, leading him to believe that he is still living in the days of Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorship.[1][2] He mistakes a visiting student, played by Tony Labrusca, as a dissident resisting Martial Law, and captures and tortures him, just as he did back in the 1970s.[3][2] The film was released on August 3, 2018, at the 14th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.[1]
Along with Kip Oebanda's Liway, it is one of two Cinemalaya 2018 films featuring social commentary about the martial law, continuing the tradition of 2017's Respeto in light of the 2016 burial of Ferdinand Marcos and the rise of his children Bongbong and Imee Marcos in Philippine politics.[1][5]
- ^ a b c d Alejo, Aubrey (July 6, 2018). "5 Most Exciting Reasons To Watch Cinemalaya 2018". Meg.
- ^ a b c Abanilla, Clarizel (July 25, 2018). "Eddie Garcia on 'ML,' his 3rd Cinemalaya starring film". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ a b "WATCH: Tony Labrusca is tortured in new film about martial law". ABS-CBN News. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ "ML: Cinemalaya". Cinemalaya. 2018.
- ^ Babiera, Lester G. (July 9, 2018). "2018 Cinemalaya tackles travails of aging and horrors of martial law". Retrieved July 31, 2018.