'The Right to Kill'; Japanese: 殺人の権利) is a 2017 Filipino drama film directed by Arnel Barbarona, produced by Red Motion Media and distributed by Solar Entertainment.
[1] Inspired by actual events, the drama tackles the struggle of indigenous Manobos against environment plunder and the militarization of their communities.
Set in a community in the hinterlands in Mindanao, the film follows an indigenous couple whose displaced lives are compromised with their relation to the military.
When they lost their young infant child to illness, this leads to events that put their lives and their community in danger.
After burying their child, Dawin learns from the village chieftain that soldiers are forcing him to accept the mining project that is destroying other communities.
[3] Barbarona said "I think the issues are somewhat universal in terms of land rights and the destruction of the Earth and our natural world.
It shows a scene of an elderly Manobo woman named Ubunay Botod Manlaon from Sitio Bagang.