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A Thousand Cuts

A look at how Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte uses social media to spread disinformation.

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Ramona S. Diaz

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8 wins & 12 nominations

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>> Tonight, we are following
a team of policemen - A Thousand Cuts

>> Tonight, we are following a team of policemen

>> MAN: - A Thousand Cuts

[music playing] - A Thousand Cuts

[music playing]

[audience applauds and cheers] - A Thousand Cuts

[audience applauds and cheers]

[marching band playing,
man calling on microphone] - A Thousand Cuts

[marching band playing, man calling on microphone]

♪ Otso Diretso! - A Thousand Cuts

♪ Otso Diretso!

[laughs] - A Thousand Cuts

It's a trial for our country,
it's a trial for our democracy. - A Thousand Cuts

It's a trial for our country, it's a trial for our...

The excuse that people say
is, like, - A Thousand Cuts

The excuse that people say is, like,

"We want people
who really fight drugs. - A Thousand Cuts

"We want people who really fight drugs.

We want people to,
to look at safe streets." - A Thousand Cuts

We want people to, to look at safe streets."

You cannot kill a man
for the sake of, - A Thousand Cuts

You cannot kill a man for the sake of,

We cannot be judge
and executioner at one time. - A Thousand Cuts

We cannot be judge and executioner at one time.

[engine revving] - A Thousand Cuts

[engine revving]

[crowd cheers] - A Thousand Cuts

♪ What would I do
without your smart mouth ♪ - A Thousand Cuts

♪ What would I do without your smart mouth ♪

>> [calling out] - A Thousand Cuts

>> [calling out]

[thunder rumbling] - A Thousand Cuts

[thunder rumbling]

Sprawled, his eyes were open,
he was dead. - A Thousand Cuts

Sprawled, his eyes were open, he was dead.

And they were shooting,
everyone was shooting, - A Thousand Cuts

And they were shooting, everyone was shooting,

[speaking Filipino] - A Thousand Cuts

[speaking Filipino]

And... uh... the... - A Thousand Cuts

And... uh... the...

We were all crowded, - A Thousand Cuts

We were all crowded,

But two seconds after that, - A Thousand Cuts

But two seconds after that,

The mother had discovered
her son was dead. - A Thousand Cuts

The mother had discovered her son was dead.

And in the narrowest alley
that I had ever seen, - A Thousand Cuts

And in the narrowest alley that I had ever seen,

She, she was trembling
and she was screaming. - A Thousand Cuts

She, she was trembling and she was screaming.

And on top of all the screaming, - A Thousand Cuts

And on top of all the screaming,

"Is your son an addict?" - A Thousand Cuts

"Is your son an addict?"

I didn't know if
I was supposed to step in. - A Thousand Cuts

I didn't know if I was supposed to step in.

If I was supposed to... I didn't
know what I was supposed to do. - A Thousand Cuts

If I was supposed to... I didn't know what I was suppos...

So I just recorded. - A Thousand Cuts

So I just recorded.

And then the... the mother,
who was still screaming, - A Thousand Cuts

And then the... the mother, who was still screaming,

"No, he's a good boy, - A Thousand Cuts

"No, he's a good boy,

[speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

[speaking Filipino]:

So we're now here at
"Rappler" office. - A Thousand Cuts

So we're now here at "Rappler" office.

To prove to Ms. Ressa, that,
you know, we're not trolls. - A Thousand Cuts

To prove to Ms. Ressa, that, you know, we're not trolls...

That we are here to
express our outrage. - A Thousand Cuts

That we are here to express our outrage.

>> 'Cause they are destroying
our country - A Thousand Cuts

>> 'Cause they are destroying our country

>> [speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

>> [speaking Filipino]:

She's American. - A Thousand Cuts

She's American.

[woman murmurs] - A Thousand Cuts

[woman murmurs]

Just this morning, they said, - A Thousand Cuts

Just this morning, they said,

Well, we don't even know whether
we can trust - A Thousand Cuts

Well, we don't even know whether we can trust

Our security will now
be ramped up, - A Thousand Cuts

Our security will now be ramped up,

I also am going to deal
with that. - A Thousand Cuts

I also am going to deal with that.

And I want you guys to be very
aware of your surroundings. - A Thousand Cuts

And I want you guys to be very aware of your surroundings.

We've always been like that,
anyway, - A Thousand Cuts

We've always been like that, anyway,

They wanted to come to prove
they weren't trolls, - A Thousand Cuts

They wanted to come to prove they weren't trolls,

So that's the liability that we
think they have. - A Thousand Cuts

So that's the liability that we think they have.

Because it would, those threats
would never have happened - A Thousand Cuts

Because it would, those threats would never have happened

They could have deleted it, - A Thousand Cuts

They could have deleted it,

You shouldn't say things
like that." - A Thousand Cuts

You shouldn't say things like that."

That's the policy they violated. - A Thousand Cuts

That's the policy they violated.

>> Who is it for?
[laughs] - A Thousand Cuts

>> Who is it for? [laughs]

[people talking in background] - A Thousand Cuts

[people talking in background]

Okay, we'll continue later. - A Thousand Cuts

Okay, we'll continue later.

>> But the timing of it,
why now? - A Thousand Cuts

>> But the timing of it, why now?

>> [mumbles]
>> Election. - A Thousand Cuts

>> [mumbles] >> Election.

[music playing] - A Thousand Cuts

[music playing]

>> When I dropped out
from med school, - A Thousand Cuts

>> When I dropped out from med school,

One night... - A Thousand Cuts

[speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

[speaking Filipino]:

So I went to bed very happy. - A Thousand Cuts

So I went to bed very happy.

The next day, we got a call,
he's dead. - A Thousand Cuts

The next day, we got a call, he's dead.

Shot six times. - A Thousand Cuts

Shot six times.

And he was handing a mayoral
electoral protest. - A Thousand Cuts

And he was handing a mayoral electoral protest.

[speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

[speaking Filipino]:

And you say this, um, you know,
violence is okay. - A Thousand Cuts

And you say this, um, you know, violence is okay.

>> But Mr. President,
as president, - A Thousand Cuts

>> But Mr. President, as president,

>> Yes.
>> And so, again, this, - A Thousand Cuts

>> Yes. >> And so, again, this,

You told me that, and yet
you now have the task - A Thousand Cuts

You told me that, and yet you now have the task

>> No, I mean-- and thank you
for the statement, - A Thousand Cuts

>> No, I mean-- and thank you for the statement,

So that's a good sign.
[laughs] - A Thousand Cuts

So that's a good sign. [laughs]

In our moments of doubt, - A Thousand Cuts

In our moments of doubt,

[audience applauds] - A Thousand Cuts

[audience applauds]

Because I see firsthand
how the law is bent - A Thousand Cuts

Because I see firsthand how the law is bent

What we're seeing is
death by a thousand cuts - A Thousand Cuts

What we're seeing is death by a thousand cuts

Little cuts to the body politic, - A Thousand Cuts

Little cuts to the body politic,

And when you have enough
of these cuts, - A Thousand Cuts

And when you have enough of these cuts,

We at "Rappler,"
I've said this, - A Thousand Cuts

We at "Rappler," I've said this,

We will not duck,
we will not hide. - A Thousand Cuts

We will not duck, we will not hide.

We will hold the line--
join us. - A Thousand Cuts

We will hold the line-- join us.

[audience applauds and cheers] - A Thousand Cuts

[audience applauds and cheers]

[cheering] - A Thousand Cuts

[crowd laughing and cheering] - A Thousand Cuts

[crowd laughing and cheering]

[crowd laughing] - A Thousand Cuts

[crowd laughing]

[people shouting,
music playing] - A Thousand Cuts

[people shouting, music playing]

[cheering and applauding] - A Thousand Cuts

[cheering and applauding]

[cheering and applauding] - A Thousand Cuts

[cheering and applauding]

A Thousand Cuts poster

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A look at how Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte uses social media to spread disinformation.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Ramona S. Diaz

Writer: Ramona S. Diaz

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 81/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 07 Aug 2020

Awards: 8 wins & 12 nominations

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