From What Is Before
“Memories of cataclysm.”
The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found bleeding to death at the crossroad, and houses are burned. Ferdinand Marcos announces Proclamation No. 1081, putting the entire country under martial law.
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Cast
22 people
Perry Dizon
Sito
Known for
Drive My Car
Mammoth
Roeder Camañag
Tony
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Death in the Land of Encantos
Melancholia
Hazel Orencio
Pacita
Known for
Dirty Linen
Norte, the End of History
Karenina Haniel
Joselina
Also in
Maria Clara and Ibarra
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
Reynan Abcede
Hakob
Also in
Himala: A Dialectic for Our Times
A Tale of Filipino Violence
Mailes Kanapi
Heding
Known for
Metro Manila
Norte, the End of History
Ian Lomongo
Lt. Perdido
Known for
Norte, the End of History
Joel Saracho
Father Guido
Known for
Follow
Evelyn Vargas
Ms. Acevedo
Also in
Elegy to the Visitor From the Revolution
The Affair
Noel Sto. Domingo
Horacio
Known for
Norte, the End of History
Gutierrez Mangansakan II
School Principal
Ching Valdes-Aran
Babu
Known for
Missing Link
Kiss of the Damned
Lav Diaz Director · Perry Dizon Production designer Kim Perez Costume designer
Budget $46K · First release July 3, 2014 · Produced in Philippines
Box office
Budget
$46,000
Production
Sine Olivia Pilipinas
Production
Sine Olivia
Production
Philippines
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
English · Tagalog
Release dates
Philippines · July 3, 2014
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
November 2, 2014 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Canada
September 7, 2014 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Germany
September 27, 2014 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
March 29, 2015 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Italy
July 27, 2023 · Premiere · Lago Film Festival
Japan
October 24, 2014 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Poland
July 27, 2015 · Premiere · New Horizons Film Festival
Switzerland
August 7, 2014 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Türkiye
April 5, 2015 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 10, 2014 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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