Paradise has a price, and these brothers are about to pay in blood.
The brothers, Jun and Diego embark on a quest to find their father. Their journey leads them to a mountain town where they meet the beautiful Lila and her brother, the charismatic Pido. Pido is a gracious host, introducing the brothers to the ways of the tribe, where members live a simple existence of brotherhood and equality, far from the corruption and greed that rule “civilization”. Jun is enamored by the possibility of living in Panimdim, little suspecting that the tribesmen’s pacifistic exteriors belie a terrible secret.
Direction
Valdes builds dread through silence, not jump scares.
Cinematography
Lush mountain beauty weaponized against the viewer.
Acting
Rita Daniela's Lila balances warmth and menace perfectly.
Director
Joaquin Pedro Valdes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dagim draws from Philippine aswang folklore but reimagines it as communal sacrifice rather than individual monster horror.
The film was shot in actual remote mountain villages, with some locals appearing as extras—reportedly unsettled by the script's rituals.
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