A political thriller about the practice of "badil" or "dynamite fishing", wherein voters are prevented from casting their votes for the opposition by paying them large sums of money to get their fingers inked before election day.
Direction
Roño builds dread through mundane election-day rituals.
Acting
Hilario's transformation from dancer to haunted everyman.
Director
Chito S. Roño
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely in Zamboanga City, using actual election workers as extras — the realism bleeds into documentary territory.
The indelible ink becomes a character itself: mark of citizenship, badge of shame, proof of purchase.
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