A Thousand Cuts

It depicts the extent the Philippine government is willing to go to suppress press freedom and to silence anyone who do not agree with them.

Philippine's beginning of democracy's death well documented

This documentary is an eye-opener to how the Philippine government suppresses press freedom.

Not really. This movie doesn't entirely cover the entirety of the circus and horror show that is currently happening in the PH since 2016 when Duterte started his term. HOWEVER, it does give you an idea of the gruesome and bloody behind the scenes of our seemingly "fun and peaceful" country. Thousands have lost their lives, billions of pesos have been stolen, politicians from the opposing party have been imprisoned/impeached from trumped up charges and millions still worship our president. It's time to wake up!

A Thousand Cuts follows the story of Maria Ressa, the founder of the Filipino news site Rappler, and her conflict with the government under Rodrigo Duterte. We see the struggle for democracy and freedom of the press as very familiar tactics are used on the populace to turn them towards populism (e.g. Inflammatory rhetoric, bots and trolls, social media). We track Ressa's two arrests for "cyber libel" and the campaign for seats in the Philippine senate. Ressa herself is a hopeful figure, but the overall picture looks grim.