Delikado – Trailer – SFF 22

The 69th Sydney Film Festival: 08-19 June 2022

Directed by Karl Malakunas 2022 Hong Kong SAR China 98 minutes All Ages

Three environmental crusaders confront murder, betrayal and their own demons and are tested like never before in a battle to save an island paradise in the Philippines.

A tourist destination and home to one of the world’s most diverse rainforests, the island of Palawan is a dangerous place for land defenders. Bobby Chan, a local environmental lawyer, leads a group of renegade land protectors who confiscate the chainsaws of illegal loggers. Up for re-election, local Mayor Nieves Rosento is the focus of a dirty campaign supported by land developers and President Rodrigo Duterte. Along with ex-illegal logger Tata, they confront murder and betrayal in their efforts to preserve this precious environment.

KARL MALAKUNAS is an Australian journalist and filmmaker who has reported on conflicts, natural disasters and political upheavals for two decades. Delikado is his filmmaking debut.

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