We want to get to know you more to help improve our service. Please take 2 minutes to fill out our survey here. Thank you! test2

This film is part of Rentals

This film is certified

images of real dead bodies, references to sexual violence

I confirm I am over 15

Title of error

See Help

Title of error

See Help

The Kingmaker

The matriarch of the Marcos dynasty hopes to see her maternal delusions validated and political power restored, while Philippine activists fight for transparency and democracy, in this captivating study by Lauren Greenfield.

Documentary 2019 101 mins

Director: Lauren Greenfield

Watch trailer Rent for £3.50

Overview

Having spent her years as the First Lady of the Philippines on a heady monopolistic rampage, buying up European jewellery shops and iconic New York skyscrapers, Imelda Marcos is looking for a way to regain control. Her former peers, including the widows of governmental figures, tell the story of a woman scarred by an emotional blow that transformed her into the bulletproof-bra-wearing megalomaniac, who now mythologises her mothering instincts. Female journalists and activists share their horrific experiences of torture under the martial law that the Marcoses initiated, as Imelda was busy displacing an entire island of people to have her own African zoo.

This rare focus on the female experience in dictatorships explores the complexity of contemporary Philippine politics and the sinister future it faces.

Director

Lauren Greenfield

Featuring

Imelda Marcos

Genres

Documentary and Biopic

Certificate

images of real dead bodies, references to sexual violence

Country

USA

Language

English

Rent for £4.50

2073 2073

Documentary 2024 83 mins Director: Asif Kapadia

Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia's unsettling drama-documentary delivers a powerful commentary on the state of the world today… and tomorrow.

Rent for £4.50

The Taste of Mango The Taste of Mango

Documentary 2023 75 mins Director: Chloe Abrahams

Sleepwalking into submerged depths of memory, a mother’s dream and a daughter’s beckoning, this fascinating film tenderly untangles the knots of the past.

Rent for £4.50

A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

Biopic 2024 88 mins Director: Mark Cousins

A striking portrait of an artist deserving of greater recognition, directed by Mark Cousins (A Story of Film).

Rent for £4.50

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Documentary 2024 150 mins Director: Johan Grimonprez

Johan Grimonprez’s involving film essay, anchored by the rhythm of American jazz, reveals disturbing truths about the decolonial struggle between global political powers.

Rent for £4.50

No Other Land No Other Land

Documentary 2024 92 mins Director: Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham

This powerful documentary from a Palestinian-Israeli collective might be one of the most important films of this year.

Rent for £3.50

South: Sir Ernest Shackleton's Glorious Epic of the Antarctic South: Sir Ernest Shackleton's Glorious Epic of the Antarctic

Documentary 1919 81 mins Silent Director: Frank Hurley

An extraordinary story of survival in the wastes of Antarctica.

Rent for £3.50

Generation Wealth Generation Wealth

Documentary 2018 106 mins Director: Lauren Greenfield

Acclaimed filmmaker Lauren Greenfield examines modern greed amid the world of the 1%. Travelling through America and beyond, she meets the international elite and families overwhelmed by debt, yet determined to live the ‘luxury lifestyle.