Machete Maidens Unleashed!

Name: Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010-10-15
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.6

The Filipino revolution that even Marcos couldn't crush!

1h 25m English

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Machete Maidens Unleashed!

The Filipino revolution that even Marcos couldn't crush!

1h 25m English

Documentary

#movie business #exploitation #interview #philippines #b movie #filmmaking #documentary filmmaking #film production #cinema history #indigenous filmmaking #low-budget filmmaking #film producer #director interview

In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.

Director Mark Hartley

Writer Mark Hartley