The Kingmaker (film)

For the 2022 film, see Kingmaker (film).

The Kingmaker
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
[1]
Written byLauren Greenfield[2]
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
  • Lars Skree
  • Shana Hagan
[3]
Edited byPer K. Kierkegaard
Music byJocelyn Pook
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • August 30, 2019 (2019-08-30) (Venice)
  • November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08) (United States)
  • January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29) (Philippines)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$352,274[4][5]

The Kingmaker is a 2019 documentary film written and directed by Lauren Greenfield, featuring the political career of Imelda Marcos[6] with a focus on the Marcos family's efforts to rehabilitate the family's image and to return to political power,[7][8] including her plans to see her son, Bongbong, become President of the Philippines,[9][10] and the alliance that Bongbong and Imee Marcos established with Rodrigo Duterte in his bid to win the 2016 Philippine presidential election.[3][11]

It debuted internationally in August 2019 at the 76th Venice International Film Festival,[12] and debuted in the Philippines on January 29, 2020.[13]

The Kingmaker was nominated as best documentary at the BFI London Film Festival and the Stockholm International Film Festival, and for the Checkpoints Award at the Bergen International Film Festival. It was nominated for four categories in the 2019 Critics' Choice Documentary Awards, eventually winning the award for Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary. It also received the Audience Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2019 Warsaw Film Festival.

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  2. ^ Wilkinson, Alissa (November 14, 2019). "How to make a damning documentary about a world-class liar". Vox. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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  4. ^ "The Kingmaker (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Kingmaker (2019)". The Numbers. IMDb. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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  7. ^ "Untold story of 'pathetic' Imelda". philstar.com.
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  9. ^ Schager, Nick (November 1, 2019). "A Scathing Portrait of the Female Donald Trump". The Daily Beast – via www.thedailybeast.com.
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  11. ^ Kaufman, Amy (November 8, 2019). "How dangerous can a president be? Lauren Greenfield's Imelda Marcos documentary 'The Kingmaker' has some answers". The LA Times. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  12. ^ Debruge, Peter (August 30, 2019). "Film Review: 'The Kingmaker'".
  13. ^ Yang, Angelica (January 30, 2020). "Teachers, elders urged to tell the truth about martial law to young people". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.