Dekada '70 (film)

Dekada '70
Philippine theatrical poster
Directed byChito S. Roño
Written byLualhati Bautista
Based onDekada '70
by Lualhati Bautista
Produced byTess V. Fuentes
Starring
CinematographyNeil Daza
Edited byJess Navarro
Music byNonong Buencamino
Distributed byStar Cinema
Release date
  • December 25, 2002 (2002-12-25)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Budget₱40,000,000.00
Box office₱65,096,639.00[1]

Dekada '70 (lit.'The ’70s') is a 2002 Filipino historical drama film directed by Chito S. Roño and based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Lualhati Bautista.[2] Set in the Philippines during the period of martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, the film follows the struggles of the middle-class Bartolome family. It stars Vilma Santos and Christopher De Leon as parents raising five sons amidst the tense political background. Their sons are played by Piolo Pascual, Carlos Agassi, Marvin Agustin, Danilo Barrios, and John Wayne Sace.

The film is now restored in high-definition by the ABS-CBN Film Archives and Central Digital Lab.

  1. ^ YES! Magazine's 20 Stars Who Ruled the Decade, May 2010
  2. ^ Cruz, Elfren S. (September 23, 2017). "OPINION: Cinema on martial law". The Philippine Star. Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc. Retrieved August 27, 2021.