Film
The Golf War
2000 · 39m · Documentary
Globalization comes to a Philippine seaside community, which has to defend its ancestral lands against golf course development.
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Overview
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.
Crew
- Jen SchradieDirector
- Matt DeVriesDirector
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 2000
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 39m
- Genres
- Documentary
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