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  • Delikado (2022)
  • 94 min | Documentary
Delikado (2022)
94 min | Documentary
Palawan appears to be an idyllic tropical island. Its powder-white beaches and lush forests have made it one of Asia's hottest new tourist destinations. But for a tiny network of environmental crusaders and vigilantes trying to protect its...See morePalawan appears to be an idyllic tropical island. Its powder-white beaches and lush forests have made it one of Asia's hottest new tourist destinations. But for a tiny network of environmental crusaders and vigilantes trying to protect its spectacular natural resources, it is more akin to a battlefield. DELIKADO follows Bobby, Tata and Nieves, three magnetic leaders of this network, as they risk their lives in David versus Goliath-style struggles trying to stop politicians and businessmen from destroying the Philippines' "last ecological frontier". It is a timely film emblematic of the struggles globally for land defenders as they are being killed in record numbers trying to save natural resources from being plundered by corporations and governments. As the world faces its sixth-mass extinction and the climate emergency worsens, It is also a unique expose of President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs' in the Philippines, which has claimed thousands of lives and the International Criminal Court of Justice has said may amount to a crime against humanity. DELIKADO shows the drug war is used as a tool for politicians to control the levers of economic and political power. DELIKADO offers a story of courage and resilience to inspire others into action. See less
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Director
Karl Malakunas
Composer
Nainita Desai
Cinematographer
Tom Bannigan
Editors
Michael Collins | Paul Alexander Juutilainen (co-editor) | Eric Daniel Metzgar
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Updated Apr 29, 2022
Release date
May 8, 2022 (United States)
Awards
4 wins & 7 nominations

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