MANILA -- The year is 1986. The setting is the Malacanang Palace, the Philippines' seat of power. A furious mob wielding torches and waving yellow flags storms the palace and sets paintings ablaze. Meanwhile, strongman Ferdinand Marcos and his family retreat and resist fighting back to avoid bloodshed in the historic "People Power" uprising. Amid the turmoil, democracy icon Corazon Aquino, Marcos's successor, plays mahjong with nuns.









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