From What Is Before sits in the top 1% of Philippines films on this catalog — ranked #2 of 146 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon
The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found bleeding to death at the crossroad and houses are burned. Ferdinand E. Marcos announces Proclamation No. 1081 putting the entire country under Martial Law.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (99th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +2.0 points above the Philippines average of 6.2/10.
Among Philippines Drama productions specifically: #2 of 82 (top 2%).
Other Titles From Sine Olivia Pilipinas
The 2013–2015 Philippines Window
From What Is Before tops the 22 Philippines films we index from this three-year window. Cards below list the runners-up in descending audience order.
The 2010s Philippines Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Philippines, 69 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when From What Is Before premiered alongside 8 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Philippines films in 2014.
The 77th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).
Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).
Audience Engagement
26 audience reviews — more than 72% of Philippines films in our index.
Review volume (72th percentile) outruns trending popularity (39th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Production Details
| Primary Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Filipino |
| Spoken Languages | English, Tagalog |
| Production Companies | Sine Olivia Pilipinas |
| Runtime | 5h 45m |
| Release Date | July 3, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt3303310 |
| Official Site | sineoliviapilipinas.com |













