A fence becomes a prison in this suffocating Filipino slow-burn.
The film depicts the troubles of Jonas and his sisters Carmina and Tricia , who have moved to their family’s old farm after Jonas’ real estate business sank. Jonas hires the help of some local men to put up a fence around their property, and while they all seem helpful at first, they become an indelible source of frustration for him and his sisters.
Direction
Mes de Guzman's suffocating spatial control.
Acting
RK Bagatsing's crumbling patriarch unraveling.
Director
Mes de Guzman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Philippine 'indie' wave exploring post-2008 economic anxiety in rural settings, rarely exported internationally.
The titular 'sitio' refers to isolated rural communities; de Guzman uses the fence as literal and metaphorical class barrier that ultimately fails everyone.
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