Award-winning actress Cherry Pie Picache said that she's hopeful the Filipinos will see the truth about the EDSA Revolution in 1986 when they watch "Oras de Peligro" in theaters beginning March 1.
"One of the beauties of 'Oras de Peligro' is actual and factual footage that happened during that time. So paano ka makakapagsinungaling doon? Yun ang importante na mapanood lalong lalo na ng mga kabataan na hindi naranasan yung EDSA Revolution," said Cherry Pie during a presscon in Quezon City recently.
She added: "It's very vital these days to campaign for disinformation. Importante talaga lalo na sa mga kabataan ngayon ang malaman kung ano ang nangyari sa kasaysayan natin. Hindi ito para kumita lang but this is for every Filipino."
Cherry Pie said that she was 16 when the EDSA Revolution happened. She recalled she and her family went to EDSA. "Pumunta kami ng family ko sa EDSA. Annapolis to be exact. Naabutan namin yung mga tangke at na-witness talaga namin yung mga madre na nagbibigay ng bulaklak, rosaryo at tinapay sa mga sundalo."
Lawyer Howard Calleja, one of the producers of the movie, repeated that "Oras de Peligro" is not a political movie.
"Sa pelikula namin walang character na Marcos, walang character na Leni, walang character na Bongbong. Sabi nga namin ito ay nagpapakita lamang ng ordinaryong Pilipino. Istorya po natin itong mga Pilipino noong panahon ng EDSA.
"Ngayon kung meron mang nagpe fake news diyan, na nagsasabing dinaya sila or may nangyari, sabi nga ni Direk bahala na kayo kung naniniwala kayo sa kanila.
"Nasa taong bayan na po yan or nasa mga manonood na po yan kung maniniwala sila o hindi. Basta ang ipapakita namin sa inyo ay hindi fiction, hindi fake news, hindi kathang isip. Ito po ay totoo at para sa madlang bayan," Calleja also said.
The producer said that he will fight for the movie. "Sabi nga ni Direk Joel (Lamangan), ipaglalaban namin ang pelikula. Ipaglalaban namin ang pelikula inasmuch as ipaglalaban natin ang katotohanan. Walang tatalo sa atin."
Asked if he would be interested to collaborate with director Darryl Yap in the future, the award-winning director answered: "Not interested. Mag-aaway lang kami. Mabuti pang hiwalay lang kami. I cannot work with somebody like him."
Direk Joel said that the movie is about the struggles of a poor family during the final days of the Marcos administration.
The famed director stressed that "Oras de Peligro" is not an answer to the blockbuster film “Maid In Malacanang” which tells the story of the last four days of the Marcoses in Malacanang.
“Oras de Peligro" will be the inaugural project for Bagong Siklang Productions. The docu-style drama is written by Eric Ramos and Bonifacio Ilagan.