Movie

The Golf War

“Globalization comes to a Philippine seaside community, which has to defend its ancestral lands against golf course development.”

A Philippine government plan to transform ancestral farmland into a tourist resort sparks a dramatic conflict when villagers actively resist the development. As peasants and fisherfolk organize to stop the golf courses and yacht marinas, their seaside community called Hacienda Looc becomes a violent flashpoint in a larger, national battle over land and revolution. THE GOLF WAR is a provocative portrait of one community's fight for survival against forces of economic 'development', contrasted with views of developers, bureaucrats, and golf boosters in the Philippines, including Tiger Woods.

Director

Jen Schradie

Director

Matt DeVries

Status

Released

Release date

01/01/2000

Original language

English