![]() ![]() Gina Alajar, Bianca Umali, and Rocco Nacino also join in recreating the tumultuous period in Philippine history told through the eyes of Boni.Ī film within a documentary, the documentary team will shadow the short film’s production, with behind the scenes clips. Kapuso star Alden Richards will lead the cast as the young Boni. His recollections will be put to life in a short film written by Boni himself. Named after national hero Andres Bonifacio, we will join Boni in his journey from his days as an idealistic youth, upon the declaration of Martial Law and his eventual capture and torture under the hands of the Philippine Constabulary. In the 45thanniversary of President Marcos’ declaration of Martial Law, GMA offers a special documentary, one that follows the journey of award-winning screenwriter Bonifacio Ilagan. 884 disappeared involuntarily, from which 612 are still missing.Īnd those who survived those dark years urge Filipinos to “Never forget.” Now is the time in Philippine history where this phrase rings urgently more than ever. Human rights groups estimate that during Martial Law, 70,000 people were imprisoned. And the Martial Law years seem all but forgotten. This article was created by our marketing department in collaboration with our partners at HBO Max.More than four decades after former President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law, human rights victims still cry for justice. Ultimately, Warrior questions who is allowed to be recognized as an American and, in doing so, sparks a dialogue that feels especially poignant today. Together, Sun and the panelists explore a complex narrative conceived by Bruce Lee that renders the sociopolitical climate of the American West and how the show is eerily evocative of current affairs. It’s one of the incredibly unifying forces of our show that has allowed the group to cohere,” Hoon Lee remarks about the responsibility the entire production took on in channeling a warrior spirit. ![]() “One of the ways Bruce Lee is so instrumental to telling a story like this is that everyone in the cast references Bruce Lee, using him as a touchstone. She credits the group effort of a tightly knit international cast that was willing to listen and be heard when it came to their character’s representation and relationships with others. Shannon Lee and the cast also reflect on combating Asian stereotypes and how important it was to be accurate in the show’s depictions of varying perspectives and social classes. “It’s mirroring what’s happening right now– which is terrifying, but we get to see us kicking systemic racism’s ass,” adds Dianne Doan. “It’s rather uncanny how the show resonates with the current times,” says Hoon Lee. Warrior depicts how San Francisco’s Tong Wars fueled anti-Asian politics that persisted across the nation, ultimately resulting in the Chinese Exclusion Act– a formative yet little known or discussed policy that was enacted to curb the influx of Chinese immigration into the U.S. Ah Sahm soon discovers that Xiaojing has become Mai Ling (Dianne Doan), the wife of Long Zii, head of the Long Zii tong, a Hop Wei rival. Arriving in America in search of his sister Xiaojing, Ah Sahm finds himself sequestered in Chinatown and forced to join a gang or “tong” called the Hop Wei. ![]() Set in the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 19th century, Warrior follows Chinese immigrant and skilled martial artist Ah Sahm, masterfully played by Andrew Koji. ![]()
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