An ex-con returns home for peace, but the town's cult leader has other plans.
An ex-convict who is ostracized by his neighborhood. Little does he know that this neighborhood he once knew is set to awaken his past. Ishmael decided to come back home to find peace and solitude in a place familiar to him. But his dream of rebuilding his shattered past is shaken when a mysterious innocent girl ends up in his front yard. A powerful religious cult headed by an enigmatic leader known as the Ama, is running the town.
Acting
Ronnie Lazaro's weathered, wounded presence carries every frame.
Direction
Richard Somes builds dread through rural isolation and ritual.
Cinematography
Muddy provincial landscapes that mirror the protagonist's moral murk.
Director
Richard Somes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of 2010s Filipino indie films exploring rural violence and charismatic religious movements.
Mark Gil's final major screen role; his Ama channels the quiet menace he perfected in Philippine cinema.
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