The Golf War

The Golf War (2000)

Globalization comes to a Philippine seaside community, which has to defend its ancestral lands against golf course development.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2000-01-01
  • Runtime: 0h 39min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Anthill Productions
  • Directors: Jen Schradie, Matt DeVries.

Summary

A Philippine government plan to transform ancestral farmland into a tourist resort sparks a dramatic conflict when villagers actively resist the development. As peasants and fisherfolk organize to stop the golf courses and yacht marinas, their seaside community called Hacienda Looc becomes a violent flashpoint in a larger, national battle over land and revolution. THE GOLF WAR is a provocative portrait of one community's fight for survival against forces of economic 'development', contrasted with views of developers, bureaucrats, and golf boosters in the Philippines, including Tiger Woods.

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