Bagong Buwan is a 2001 Filipino drama film co-produced and directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya from a story and screenplay she co-wrote with Ricky Lee and Jun Lana. It is about the Muslim rebellion in Mindanao, Philippines and its effect on civilians. It has become one of the director's cinematic masterpieces due to making awareness and highlights of a socio-political issue to the cinematic audience.

Plot

Ahmad, a Moro doctor based in Manila, returns to his native Mindanao after being informed that his only son, Ibrahim, was killed by a stray bullet filed by vigilantes on their village. He reunites with his wife, Fatima, and his mother, Farida. Ahmad is in disagreement with his brother, Musa, an MILF commander seeking to achieve the independence of the Bangsamoro from the Philippines who trains his young son, Rashid to support their cause. Ahmad wishes to bring his family to Manila to escape the conflict in Mindanao but convinces no one. Farida is reluctant to be displaced further, while Fatima, wishes to stay where the memory of his son remains. When fighting breaks out again, Ahmad and his family seek refuge in the house of a clan leader, Datu Ali.