Rich kid learns to eat the poor—literally. Filipino folklore meets class warfare.
Martin is a rich, sheltered youth who gets transformed into an aswang by his yaya, Nay Luisa. She teaches him how to hunt the poor and the weak for food, in Manila, a city that consistently dehumanizes and neglects the marginalized.
Acting
Sylvia Sanchez turns maternal care into pure menace.
Direction
Oebanda weaponizes Manila's neon-slick poverty.
Practical Effects
Aswang transformation that rejects CGI gloss.
Director
Kip Oebanda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The aswang legend has historically been used by Spanish colonizers to demonize Filipino women; Oebanda reclaims it as anti-capitalist weapon.
The film's title 'Nay' means 'mother'—the horror isn't the monster, it's who teaches you to become one.
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