Dekada '70 (film)
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| Directed by | Chito S. Roño |
| Written by | Lualhati Bautista |
| Based on | Dekada '70 by Lualhati Bautista |
| Produced by | Tess V. Fuentes |
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| Cinematography | Neil Daza |
| Edited by | Jess Navarro |
| Music by | Nonong Buencamino |
| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
| Budget | ₱40 million (US$684,000) |
| Box office | ₱65.096 million (US$1.113 million) |
Dekada '70 (lit. 'The ’70s') is a 2002 Filipino historical drama film directed by Chito S. Roño from a story and screenplay written by Lualhati Bautista, based on her 1983 novel of the same name. Set in the Philippines during the period of martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, the film follows the struggles of the middle-class Bartolome family spanning several years. It stars Vilma Santos and Christopher De Leon as parents raising five sons amidst the tense political background. Their sons are played by Piolo Pascual, Carlos Agassi, Marvin Agustin, Danilo Barrios, and John Wayne Sace.
Produced and distributed by Star Cinema upon its initial premiere at the 28th Metro Manila Film Festival, the film is now restored in high-definition by the ABS-CBN Film Archives and Central Digital Lab, and on January 1, 2024, was released on the distributing company's YouTube channel.