Philippines Synopsis
“How one life galvanized a nation”
Grassroots activists in the Philippines are spurred into action when a local transgender woman is found dead in a motel room with a 19-year-old U.S. marine as the leading suspect. As they demand answers and a just trial, hidden histories of U.S. colonization come bubbling to the surface.
The 2017–2019 Philippines Window
In the crowded 2017-2019 Philippines release window, Call Her Ganda sits at #22 of 27. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Philippines Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Philippines, 69 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Call Her Ganda premiered alongside 5 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 5 other Philippines films in 2018.
The 111th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).
Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).
Audience Engagement
14 audience reviews — more than 44% of Philippines films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 14th percentile among Philippines films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #110 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Philippines average of 6.2/10.
Among Philippines Documentary productions specifically: #6 of 6 (top 100%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Philippines, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Tagalog |
| Production Companies | Breaking Glass Pictures, Unraval Pictures, Naked Edge Films, Sundance Institute, JustFilms / Ford Foundation |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | April 19, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt7288562 |
| Official Site | www.callherganda.com |