Biopic. The life of Manuel L. Quezon, a Filipino lawyer and soldier, who became the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944.
The film is part of TBA Studios’ cinematic “Bayaniverse,” a series of films based on Philippine history.
Quezon premieres in Philippine cinemas on 15th October 2025 and will be available internationally at a later date.
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The film is strongest when it embraces the political theatre—the sparring of ideals, the jockeying for influence, the tension of men convinced they alone hold the country’s destiny. There are no battlefields here, only rooms thick with rhetoric, smoke and men debating the nation’s fate as if playing chess with history itself. The exchanges between Quezon and Wood, for instance, feel like verbal warfare: civility wielded as a weapon and diplomacy as a duel.
Syrah Vivien Inocencio, Tatler Asia
There are no cavalry charges or heroic deaths here, only the subtle violence of politics. Yet the film never drags. Its pacing is deliberate, its dialogue taut and its moral tension unrelenting. By the end, Quezon becomes more than a portrait of one man but a reflection of an entire system. Tarog draws a clear through-line between Quezon’s shrewd diplomacy—his talent for appeasing both Americans and Filipino elites—and the political culture that still defines us today. In chasing independence “body and soul,” Quezon also perfected the template of patronage and compromise that continues to shape the nation’s fate.
What makes Quezon so haunting is how easily its world mirrors our own. The power plays behind closed doors, the eloquent justifications for corruption, the belief that ends justify means—they all feel painfully familiar. Nearly a century later, the same political theatre plays on, with new actors but the same script.
Syrah Vivien Inocencio, Tatler Asia
Iain Glen’s performance feels nuanced, with genuine emotional resonance.
Stephanie Mayo, Daily Tribune
Rosales’ return to the big screen after a seven-year film hiatus is well worth the wait as the actor gave the script justice. Equally committed to the cause are Glen capturing Wood’s mannerisms, Sarmenta (especially in scenes opposite Rosales), and Jake Macapagal as the loyal Manuel Nieto.
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