New Moon

New Moon (2001)

Bagong Buwan

Ahmad belongs to the Bangsamoro people. While many of his kind are bent on fighting, thinking that Mindanao is only for the Muslims, Ahmad prefers to live a simple and peaceful life. He works as a doctor in Manila while his wife, Fatima, and his only son, Ibrahim, stay in Mindanao with his mother, Farida. Ahmad is shocked and devastated when Fatima breaks the confounding news. Ibrahim was killed by a stray bullet when vigilantes indiscriminately fire at their village. Ahmad goes back to where he came from Mindanao. Ibrahim’s death did not cause Ahmad to stop striving to live a peaceful life, much to the consternation of his brother, Musa. His brother takes an exactly opposite stand. Musa believes in waging a war against all the Kaafir (unbelievers) who may impede the Moro’s goal of independence. He even trains his young son, Rashid to a Muslim warrior’s life.

Date of release
2001-12-25
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
2h 10m
Genres
Action, Drama, War
Director
Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Casting

Interesting facts

Bagong Buwan is a 2001 Filipino drama film co-produced and directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya from a story and screenplay she co-wrote with Ricky Lee and Jun Lana. It is about the Muslim rebellion in Mindanao, Philippines and its effect on civilians. It has become one of the director's cinematic masterpieces due to making awareness and highlights of a socio-political issue to the cinematic audience.

Production

After finishing Muro-Ami in 1999, director Marilou Diaz-Abaya started working on the subject of the struggles of Filipino Muslims and the long-time conflict between Christians and Muslims in Mindanao in January 2000, two months before the all-out war against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

The film was shot in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Marawi, Nagcarlan, Laguna and Metro Manila.

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