Rodrigo Duterte

Rodrigo Duterte

Born: March 28, 1945
in Maasin, Philippines

Movies for Rodrigo Duterte...

And So It Begins
Title: And So It Begins
Released: January 24, 2024
Type: Movie
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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We Hold the Line
Title: We Hold the Line
Character: Self
Released: March 18, 2020
Type: Movie
In the Philippines, the journalist Maria Ressa fights a battle for democracy against president Duterte and his 'war on drugs', which has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
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On the President's Orders
Title: On the President's Orders
Character: Self
Released: March 25, 2019
Type: Movie
The searing story of President Duterte's bloody campaign against drug dealers and addicts in the Philippines, told with unprecedented and intimate access to both sides of the war - the Manila police, and an ordinary family from the slum. Shot in the style of a thriller, this observational film combines the look and feel of a narrative feature film with a real life revelatory journalistic investigation into a campaign of killings. The film uncovers a murky world where crime, drugs and politics meet in a deathly embrace - and reveal that although the police have been publicly ordered to stop extra-judicial killings, the deaths continue.
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Swamp Patch
Title: Swamp Patch
Character: Himself
Released: February 23, 2019
Type: Movie
Filmmaker Mike De Leon released this short on the eve of the 1986 EDSA Revolt anniversary. During its 5 minutes, De Leon draws a harsh critique of the Philippine president, Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
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Title: Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 28, 2018
Type: TV
Every Sunday, Hasan Minhaj brings an incisive and nuanced perspective to global news, politics and culture in his unique comedy series.
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Fahrenheit 11/9
Title: Fahrenheit 11/9
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 10, 2018
Type: Movie
Michael Moore's provocative documentary explores the two most important questions of the Trump Era: How did we get here, and how do we get out.
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Beastmode: A Social Experiment
Title: Beastmode: A Social Experiment
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 2018
Type: Movie
Beastmode interweaves what at first sight seem to be two unconnected storylines: the first two years of rule by President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, notorious for his war against drugs, and the reconstruction of a social and artistic experiment about violence and performance—a sort of Fight Club 2.0.
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Title: Frontline
Character: Self
Released: January 17, 1983
Type: TV
Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.