The Golf War

"Globalization comes to a Philippine seaside community, which has to defend its ancestral lands against golf course development."

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.

Loading countdown...
Roger & Me

Roger & Me

1989

The Green Guerillas: The Fight For The Philippines Rain Forest

1994

In Ictu Oculi

In Ictu Oculi

2020

Master of the Universe

Master of the Universe

2013

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991

Bananaland: Blood, Bullets & Poison

Bananaland: Blood, Bullets & Poison

2016

Concerning Violence

Concerning Violence

2014

The Flickering Flame

The Flickering Flame

1996

Beyond Fordlandia

Beyond Fordlandia

2017

Moving Ice

Moving Ice

2024

The Shock Doctrine

The Shock Doctrine

2007

The Great Contemporary Art Bubble

The Great Contemporary Art Bubble

2009

Himala Ngayon

Himala Ngayon

2012

The Corporation

The Corporation

2003

People Power Bombshell: The Diary of Vietnam Rose

2016

Hope Spots

Hope Spots

2019

How Every Film You Watch Tells You To Love The Rich and What To Do About It

How Every Film You Watch Tells You To Love The Rich and What To Do About It

2019

Retorno à Razão

Retorno à Razão

2023

Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today

Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today

2018

Appointment at Mount Manunggal

1966