A nun in the jungle with two men who want everything from her. Pray for sunrise.
"The social worker Aurora is kidnapped by a group of Moslem rebels who have lost their ideals and only plunder. In a military attack on the camp where Aurora is being held, she manages to escape. But in the jungle, she doesn't have a hope and two attackers find her the same night. Her name means 'first light of day', but it's not at all certain that Aurora will make it that far." - IFFR
Acting
Rosanna Roces delivers a performance of devastating stillness.
Cinematography
Jungle as prison—claustrophobic long takes that refuse to let you breathe.
Direction
Alix Jr. strips exploitation cinema of its titillation, leaves only horror.
Director
Adolfo Alix Jr.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 2000s Filipino digital film movement—shot cheap, looked expensive, said everything mainstream cinema wouldn't.
Rosanna Roces was a massive sex comedy star; Alix cast her specifically to weaponize audience expectations against them.
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