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Delikado.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental protection--Philippines--Palawan.
- Environmental protection.
- Environmentalists--Philippines--Palawan.
- Environmentalists.
- Environmental degradation--Philippines--Palawan.
- Environmental degradation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (01:34:04)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Good Docs, 2022.
- Language Note:
- Closed-captions in English.
- Summary:
- Palawan appears to be an idyllic tropical island. Its powder-white beaches and lush forests have made it one of Asia's hottest new tourist destinations. But for a tiny network of environmental crusaders and vigilantes trying to protect its spectacular natural resources, it is more akin to a battlefield. Delikado follows Bobby, Tata, and Nieves, three magnetic leaders of this network, as they risk their lives in David-versus-Goliath-style struggles trying to stop politicians and businessmen from destroying the Philippines' "last ecological frontier." It is a timely film emblematic of the struggles globally for land defenders as they are being killed in record numbers trying to save natural resources from being plundered by corporations and governments. As the world faces its sixth-mass extinction and the climate emergency worsens, Delikado offers a story of courage and resilience to inspire others into action. It is also a unique expose of former president Rodrugo Duterte's "war on drugs" in the Philippines, which claimed thousands of lives and the International Criminal Court of Justice has said may amount to a crime against humanity. Delikado shows the drug war was used as a tool for politicians to control the levers of economic and political power. Delikado offers a story of courage and resilience to inspire others into action.
- Participant:
- Director, Karl Malakunas.
- Notes:
- Description based on XML content.
- ISBN:
- 1-03-624826-7
- 9781036248260
- OCLC:
- 1399539176
- Publisher Number:
- 301824
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