On the President's Orders
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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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- Director
- Olivier Sarbil, James Jones
- Original Title
- On the President's Orders
- Spoken Languages
- Tagalog
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
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Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Olivier Sarbil, James Jones
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Olivier Sarbil
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James Jones
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What is On the President's Orders about?
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.
Who directed On the President's Orders?
On the President's Orders was directed by Olivier Sarbil, James Jones.
Who stars in On the President's Orders?
The principal cast of On the President's Orders includes Rodrigo Duterte.
When was On the President's Orders released and how long is it?
On the President's Orders was released in 2019 with a total runtime of 1h 10m.