On the President’s Orders is as gritty, well shot, look at the Philippines’ so-called war on drugs.
The PBS Frontline distributed documentary captures how poor communities in the Manila district of Caloocan are affected by President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly campaign against suspected drug dealers and users.
It’s a searing, on-the-ground film that also had unprecedented access to the police themselves.
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Co-produced Dan Edge and James Jones who also shared directing with the film’s French cinematographer Olivier Sarbil.