A Filpino family deals with hooded people who are involved in extra-judicial killings and other abuses in Philippine society.
Acting
Nora Aunor's eyes do more acting than most careers.
Direction
Quiet dread that makes your chest tight for 110 minutes.
Director
Arturo San Agustin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Duterte's drug war, it was criticized by pro-administration figures and barely screened commercially—making it essentially a cinematic whisper against state terror.
The title 'Kabisera' refers to the head of table/head of family—Aunor's character embodies both, her authority slowly hollowed by violence she cannot stop.
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