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This Is My Country (Filipino: Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim) is a 1984 Philippine drama film directed by Lino Brocka from a story and screenplay written by Jose F. Lacaba. Starring Phillip Salvador, the film follows a struggling printing press worker who became desperate after his wife gave birth, but was forced not to join the labor strike. It features a supporting cast including Gina Alajar, Venchito Galvez, Paquito Diaz, Nomer Son, Rez Cortez, and Claudia Zobel in one of her last films before she died in a car accident.

Produced by Malaya Films and Stéphan Films, the film was first premiered on May 17, 1984, as part of the main competition at the 37th Cannes Film Festival.

It was commercially released in the Philippines on November 6, 1985, but performed poorly at the box office. It was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

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