A man takes the law into his own hands when his wife's rapists are released from prison on a technicality, only to be possessed by the spirits of the criminals.
Acting
Robin Padilla fully commits to possessed body-horror contortions.
Direction
Maryo J. de los Reyes mashes action and supernatural horror with zero restraint.
Director
Maryo J. de los Reyes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kulimlim exemplifies early 2000s Filipino commercial cinema's love of mixing action star vehicles with imported horror trends — think Face/Off meets The Exorcist by way of Manila grindhouses.
The title refers to twilight/dusk, symbolizing Jake's liminal state between human and demon, victim and monster — though the film is far more interested in explosions than poetry.
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