Dekada '70 (film)

Dekada ‘70
Philippine theatrical poster
Directed by	Chito S. Roño
Produced by	Tess V. Fuentes
Written by	Lualhati Bautista
Starring	Vilma Santos Christopher de Leon Piolo Pascual Marvin Agustin Kris Aquino Ana Capri Dimples Romana Jhong Hilario Carlos Agassi Danilo Barrios Carlo Muñoz Tirso Cruz III Orestes Ojeda John Wayne Sace Marianne de la Riva Manjo del Mundo Cacai Bautista
Music by	Nonong Buencamino
Cinematography	Neil Daza
Edited by	Jess Navarro
Distributed by	Star Cinema
Release dates	December 25, 2002
Running time	131 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino (Tagalog) and English

Dekada '70 (English: "The ’70s") is a 2002 Filipino drama film released based on the acclaimed novel by Filipino author, Lualhati Bautista. The film was restored by the ABS-CBN Film Archive.

Plot

There was once a middle-class family called the Bartolomes. The family members are Amanda Bartolome (Vilma Santos), Julián Bartlome Sr. (Christopher de Leon), and their sons Julian "Jules" Bartolome Jr. (Piolo Pascual), Isagani "Gani" Bartolome (Carlos Agassi), Emmanuel "Em" Bartolome (Marvin Agustin), Jason Bartolome (Danilo Barrios) and Benjamin "Bingo" Bartolome (John Wayne Sace). The story tells us about their life during the martial law in the Philippines during the 1970s. In 1965, a young Gani was fighting with his friend while they were playing a game in the street, their mothers came by to stop the fighting and made them stay away from each other. At the streets of Manila, there was a protest when the Philippines entered the Vietnam War. In 1970, the Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos won the re-election bid as a president. At dinner time, Jules and Gani told to them that they were having a Junior Prom in Manila. Amanda was looking for a job but his husband Julián stopped her from finding it. At the prom, Gani and Jules are dancing with their dance mates, Gani tries to hold her but she accidentally kicks him instead. After the prom there was a lot of traffic in the streets. A protest happened near the Legislative Building and large protests was the major cause when Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law, there were effigies burned by activists during the recent protest. In 1971 another protest took place in the University of the Philippines and Jules with his best friend Willy (Jhong Hilario) became activists that same year. Emmanuel begins to write illegal exposure and other kinds of banned literature. Jules and Wily joined a resistance movement and both of them made pledges. A large number of protesters started to demonstrate outside and they began to sing the Philippine National Anthem "Lupang Hinirang". The soldiers were outnumbered and the protesters were trying to push them away but they couldn't so they retreated back to their places. Just then a furious Julián explain to Jules and Willy and also learns that the writ of habeas corpus was suspended by Marcos himself. Gani told to his dad to apply for the US Navy but despite Jules' dismay, he angrily explains to him that if he serves for the US Government his salary grows. Another protest took place in the streets which was against that United States then one of the activists tied up their own comrades into the cross. Bingo pulls down a flying kite and Amanda discovers that the kite is made out of newspaper which is for activists. Julián also discovers that Jules is an activist and he sneaks up to his room checking his rebellious pamphlets. He convinces that when Marcos was not a president that time when the government signed a treaty between the United States and the Philippines and has no choice to recognize the treaty. In 1972, Marcos declared martial law on nationwide television. He also included curfew at night to round up people from going outside to be imprisoned, interrogated, and tortured to death. Gani becomes a figure of shame when he made an accidental pregnancy of his girlfriend Evelyn (Dimples Romana). Two police cars escorted the Bartolomes to Evelyn's house. Evelyn's father asked Gani to marry her or not, so they were married instead and made an argument for being the Bartolome's figure of shame. Jason showed his mother the report card but his grades just went down. But despite of that, he concvinces that during the first period, there was a high value of time. Jules came home late but he later went sad and cried for Willy. Willy was tortured to death when he stay outside at night, the people who tortured him also stabbed him using their crowbars to kill him and he died some time later. Jules wanted to go to Bicol to join the communist group the NPA for his exposure trip. In 1973, Evelyn gave birth to a baby girl and at the same day, Gani went to the United States after he was enlisted at the US Navy but at the same time, Evelyn went to an another place. Emmanuel is going to the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. Julián went so furious because he started to forget the martial law and he learns that there are soldiers everywhere in one place. In 1974, Jules' friend and comrade was injured while being shot in the knee and the entire family is extracting the bullet out of his knee. A few days later, he began to hangout with Emmanuel and at the following day, Jules left the house again realizing that he cannot stay here for long. In 1975, Bingo celebrates his birthday and they throw a birthday party in his family house until night. And after a couple of months without returning to his house, Jules was revealed to have been married to Mara (Ana Capri) and they both have a baby boy. At night, they were burning rebellious pamphlets to avoid them from being seen by soldiers but instead, there are carolers standing and singing in front of the house. In 1976, a group of soldiers arrive at their house for the search and arrest order led by Jules, who became a political officer but he was subsequently sent to prison after his friend betrayed them by revealing himself to be an undercover government operative. He also survived from torture but instead he was also electrified and sleep on the ice box while being naked even though the fan was pointing to his body. In 1977, Jason went home very late from caroling and he wanted to date with his girlfriend, Bernadette. But his mother said that he is allowed to date but not during Christmas season. Very late in the night, Amanda learns that Jason was imprisoned but he stayed there for a short time and released him moments later but he went missing. Emmanuel went to his friend and he said that there were three policemen who stabbed a young man to death, tieing up his hands and salvage him to the dump. When he came home silently, he made a private talk to his father while a saddened Amanda sits down on the chair. While hearing loud cries, the young man was revealed to be Jason who was stabbed to death and Amanda faints. At his funeral, Gani recently came back from the United States to attend his wake, the three brothers went to his body crying. Bingo was still sad because he thought that he was still mad at him. Julián explains to Amanda that there were thousands of people killed during the martial law. Amanda and her friends went to Jason's grave and she convinces that it is best for her to live without her own children because she thought that her children can die early also she had a feeling from Jules when he was in prison. Amanda plans that she and Julián to be separated, she wanted to live alone. A few moments later, Bingo informs to his mother that they will not be separated because Jules was released from prison. In 1978, the family began to join the activist group then singing the Lupang Hinirang. And then in 1983, the Bartolome family attended the wake of Ninoy Aquino after his assassination and Amanda begins to be part of the protesters to overthrow the Marcos regime once and for all, the Marcos regime was overthrown in 1986.

Cast

• Vilma Santos – Amanda Bartolome

A mother of a of the Bartolomes with five young sons. After discovering copies of rebellious pamphlets lying around the house, she accepts Jules' inclination to become an anti-Government winger,.

• Christopher de Leon – Julián Bartolome, Sr.

The head of the Bartolome family. He wants all his children to be come successful in life. Being suspicious of Jules' inclination to become an anti-Government winger, he also became convinced when they find copies of rebellious pamphlets lying around the house and supports Jules to rally against corruption in the government

• Piolo Pascual – Julian "Jules" Bartolome, Jr.

The first son of the Bertolomes. After Amanda and Julian discover his inclination to the resistance movement, they confronted their son about them, and he had to admit his decision. At first, conflict ensues in the family. Eventually, the parents learned to accept their son's decision, and eventually became proud of him. Since then, their home became a constant place of recreation for Jules who often brought a friend along with him. Jules was subsequently sent to prison after the said friend betrayed the family by revealing himself to be an undercover government operative.

• Marvin Agustin – Emmanuel "Em" Bartolome

The third child of the Bartolomes who writes illegal exposure and other banned literature. He also heard the news of Jason's death in 1977.

• Carlos Agassi – Isagani "Gani" Bartolome

The second child of the Bartolomes. Gani becomes the family's hope to raise their social status when he plans to work for the United States Navy despite Jules' objections due to him being patriotic. He, however, quickly became the Bartolomes' figure of shame upon the accidental pregnancy of his girlfriend Evelyn and is forced to marry her. He later fathers the family's first grandchild, Annaliza while working with the U.S. Navy.

• Danilo Barrios – Jason Bartolome

The fourth child of the Bartolomes who was dating with his girlfriend Bernadette. He was killed and stabbed multiple times by corrupted policemen in 1977, his death was finally heard by his younger brother Emmanuel.

• John Wayne Sace – Benjamin "Bingo" Bartolome
• Kris Aquino – student leader
• Ana Capri – Mara
• Dimples Romana – Evelyn
• Jhong Hilario – Willy
• Carlo Muñoz – René
• Tirso Cruz III – Evelyn's Father

An unnamed character who only appears in two scenes. After Evelyn is returned to her family's household by the Bartolome couple with Isagani late one night, he does a shotgun wedding to Isagani after hearing of his daughter's stay with the latter.

• Orestes Ojeda – Dr. Rodrigo
• Asley Fontanoza – Carlos Bartolome, Jr./Caloy/Cocoy
• Marianne de la Riva – Evelyn's Mother

An unnamed character who is shown sobbing after Evelyn's return to the household and is a witness to the shotgun wedding by the unnamed father of Evelyn

• Manjo del Mundo – policeman
• Cacai Bautista – rallyist

Awards

Year	Award-Giving Body	Category	Recipient	Result
2002	Metro Manila Film Festival	Second Best Picture	Dekada '70	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Piolo Pascual	Won
		Best Child Performer	John Wayne Sace	Won

Gawad URIAN

• Best Picture
• Best Screenplay
• Best Actress – Vilma Santos
• Best Supporting Actor – Piolo Pascual

PMPC STAR Awards

• Best Actress – Vilma Santos
• Best Supporting Actor – Piolo Pascual
• Best Screenplay – Lualhati Bautista

FAP/Luna Awards

• Best Actress – Vilma Santos
• Best Supporting Actor – Piolo Pascual
• Best Production Design

Gawad TANGLAW

• Best Film
• Best Director – Chito Roño
• Best Actress – Vilma Santos
• Best Actor – Christopher de Leon
• Best Supporting Actor – Piolo Pascual

Young Critics Circle

• Best Film
• Best Director – Chito Roño
• Best Screenplay – Lualhati Bautista
• Best Performers – Vilma Santos and Piolo Pascual
• Best Sound

25th Catholic Mass Media Awards

• Best Film

Cinema One's RAVE Awards

• Best Film
• Best Performance – Vilma Santos

Gawad Pasado

• Best Film
• Best Director – Chito Roño
• Best Screenplay – Lualhati Bautista
• Best Actress – Vilma Santos
• Best Actor – Christopher de Leon
• Best Supporting Actor – Piolo Pascual

CineManila International Film Festival

• Best Actress – Vilma Santos
• Netpack Film Awardee – Dekada '70

External links

• Dekada '70 at the Internet Movie Database