A TV documentary crew arrive on a remote island in the Philippines to film a survival special. Their back-to-the-wild adventure proves to be more terrifying than they ever could have imagined
Practical Effects
Creature design that's somehow both ridiculous and committed
Acting
Billy Zane treating this like it's Shakespeare in the Park
Production
Filmed in South Africa pretending to be Philippines with authentic chaos
Director
Terence Daw
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The aswang is a genuine figure in Philippine folklore, but this film treats it like interchangeable monster fodder—missed opportunity for something far weirder.
Natalie Mendoza (Cecilia) had already survived another island horror movie—she was the opera singer in 2007's 'The Descent'.
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