Gomburza (2023)

Both these films follow the story of characters resisting - each in their different ways - ruling colonisers.

Their stories surface complicated questions around national identity and how it intersects with other identities.

Both these well produced Filipino films have leads who fight against the odds where political powers are out to get them. Neither the teacher in Balota nor the priest in Gomburza are your typical rebels or activists, and yet they are thrust into circumstances where they choose to make a stand.