Abused and battered wife, Joy, stands up for justice against her alcoholic husband, Dante, in a turmoil process of the justice system.
Acting
Max Eigenmann's silent breakdowns hit harder than any dialogue
Direction
Gutierrez shoots bureaucratic hell with unblinking documentary precision
Director
Raymund Ribay Gutierrez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of Filipino social realist cinema examining how legal 'protections' often retraumatize domestic violence survivors.
Max Eigenmann prepared by shadowing actual survivors in court proceedings; many scenes were shot in real government offices with non-actors filling background roles.
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