Movie·2000·0h 39m

The Golf War

Globalization comes to a Philippine seaside community, which has to defend its ancestral lands against golf course development.

Directed By

Jen Schradie

Language

English

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The Story

A Philippine government plan to transform ancestral farmland into a tourist resort sparks a dramatic conflict when villagers actively resist the development. As peasants and fisherfolk organize to stop the golf courses and yacht marinas, their seaside community called Hacienda Looc becomes a violent flashpoint in a larger, national battle over land and revolution. THE GOLF WAR is a provocative portrait of one community's fight for survival against forces of economic 'development', contrasted with views of developers, bureaucrats, and golf boosters in the Philippines, including Tiger Woods.

Themes

capitalismgolfphilippines

Production House

Anthill Productions