Country: Philippines
Directed by Mike De Leon
One of my favorite Filippino movies of 80's, Batch 81 uses a story related with the violence of university fraternities, an issue that was a hot topic of conversation in that era, to explore and expose the deeper nature of fascism, to show the mechanics behind the construction of a fascist via a well calculated process that transforms individuals to members of a herd: giving away their dignity, having blind trust to the leaders, rather oppressed, insignificant, common folks are easy targets to become tools for the tyrrans, as they fulfill their dream to be part of a dominant group that offers to them (at least this is what they think), power, privilages and impunity. A powerful alegory for the years of martial law under Ferdinando Marcos, 'Butch 81' is one of the best studies of fascism ever made for the big screen in terms of analysis but also is, in any sense of the expression, an impressive film. Although its budget is very low, every scene has high standards, attention to details, a great inner rythm and everyone gives his best self from the actors who deliver great performances to the composer who wrote the music score.
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