Alaala: A Martial Law Special

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Alaala: A Martial Law Special
Directed by
Written by Bonifacio "Boni" Ilagan
Screenplay byBonifacio "Boni" Ilagan
Starring Alden Richards
Music byAnn Margaret Figueroa
Production
companies
Distributed by GMA Network
Release date
  • 17 September 2017 (2017-09-17)(Philippines)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageTagalog

Alaala: A Martial Law Special is a 2017 Filipino docudrama directed by Adolfo Alix Jr. and Rember Gelera. It stars Alden Richards as the lead role. The film is produced by GMA News (now GMA Integrated News) and GMA Public Affairs, in celebration of the 45th anniversary since former president Ferdinand Marcos's declaration of martial law in 1973. [1]

Contents

The film was released on September 17, 2017 on GMA Network's Sunday Night Box Office. [2]

Cast

Accolades

Accolades received by Alaala: A Martial Law Special
YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2017 31st PMPC Star Awards for Television Best DocumentaryAlaala: A Martial Law SpecialNominated [4]
201850th US International Film & Video FestivalGold Camera AwardWon [5]
New York Festivals TV and Film AwardsSilver Medal AwardWon [6]
2019 FDCP 3rd Film Ambassador's Night TV DocumentaryWon [7]

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References

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