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And So It Begins

Directed by Ramona S. Diaz

2024 1h 53mDocumentary

6.742%

Amidst the traditional pomp and circumstance of Filipino elections, a quirky people’s movement rises to defend the nation against deepening threats to truth and democracy. In a collective act of joy as a form of resistance, hope flickers against the backdrop of increasing autocracy.

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Cast of And So It Begins

Maria RessaSelf
Leni RobredoSelf
Manuel L. Quezon IIISelf
Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.Self
Rodrigo DuterteSelf
Sara DuterteSelf
Imelda MarcosSelf
Ferdinand Marcos, Sr.Self (archive footage)
Ramona S. DiazDirector / Writer / Producer

And So It Begins Ratings & Reviews

Kevin WardJuly 2, 2025
Disappointed because I was hoping to be able to endorse a 🇵🇭 film. It’s a documentary that follows the 2022 presidential election predominantly from the sidelines of the Leni Robredo campaign. It also follows journalist Maria Ressa as a means to call attention to the massive role that propaganda and disinformation plays in the election cycle. There is not much depth to this doc beyond that. No details as to the charges Ressa is facing, no substance as to a platform that Robredo is running on. It’s honestly loads and loads of pink-out events with song and dance karaoke songs with Leni’s name inserted I to the lyrics. Sadly, it seemed pretty clear to me from the start that this campaign was doomed and I’m not sure I can take any more bad news election films.

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