Mommy issues? Try demonic possession at 68 minutes flat.
A young boy comes back from a field trip in the woods with something inside him. His mother must resort to supernatural means to save her son and herself.
Direction
Meily maximizes dread in under 70 minutes.
Practical Effects
Filipino folk horror rituals hit different.
Acting
Cristine Reyes carries maternal terror flawlessly.
Director
Mark Meily
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Draws from Philippine engkanto folklore—nature spirits that possess humans who disrespect sacred spaces, rarely seen in Western horror.
Mark Meily's pivot from comedy (Crying Ladies) to horror shocked Filipino critics; the 68-minute runtime was allegedly a festival requirement he embraced.
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