The Green Guerillas: The Fight For The Philippines Rain Forest

The Green Guerillas: The Fight For The Philippines Rain Forest

  • Overview
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1994

Runtime

0h 28m

Genres

Documentary, War

Original Title

The Green Guerillas: The Fight For The Philippines Rain Forest

Production Companies

Vanguard Films

Director

Rod Prosser

Description

Filmed in a village of the indigenous Mandaya people, located in a mountainous area of southeastern Mindanao, the country's second largest island, the documentary portrays the struggle of the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People's Army, for the rights of indigenous Filipino peoples and the environment, which are constantly under threat from landowners, large logging companies and agribusiness.