Marinduque, an island province in the Philippines 172 kilometers south of Manila, is where the largest mining disaster in the country’s history occurred. MINA, an environmental activist trying to make ends meet financially, sets out on a journey to Marinduque to seek answers to the mining disaster. She joins a secret organization led by FRANCIS who feeds her confidential information regarding the people responsible for the tragedy.
What can a family do if someone disappears in a dictatorship? You can’t go to the police for help or information. Many families were affected in this way by the cruelty of the Marcos dictatorship (1972-1986). The film shows one of them as an example of paradise lost.
James' Father
Years ago, Tina (Andi Eigenmann) was sent away to the United States to live with her aunt because of an incident involving her parents that has never been explained to her. She moves back to the Philippines into their old home, hoping for a new start. Unfortunately for her, shes not alone in the house. The kitchen is home to a demonic, human-eating refrigerator. Tina must dig into the past to discover the truth about what happened to her parents, and to find a way to defeat the infernal appliance.
Says Sister Angela, the woman of the wind: "I’m not just having sex, Father. Yes, there is lust. I'm not a hypocrite. But my main discourse is the purpose of this body. To be very blunt, Father, we only live once. I want to understand and feel the use of my breasts, my vagina, my mouth, and all parts of my body. In my view, I can only move to the next level, on the so-called spirituality, once I've addressed the issues of my physical being. In my view, there is a need to destroy that physical being, our animalistic nature, before we can achieve true spirituality. Let’s crush the animal in the man, Father. That’s fundamental to me."
Deliberately structured and less beholden to its narrative, the film is told in three parts, with each part pertaining to each of the three visits of the time-travelling visitor from when the country was fighting for independence from Spain.
Production Design
Mondomanila tells the story of teenage anti-hero Tony de Guzman and the rough neighborhood he calls home.
Hardcore
Mondomanila tells the story of teenage anti-hero Tony de Guzman and the rough neighborhood he calls home.
Mang Pedrin
한국, 일본, 필리핀의 세 감독이 교수와 제자의 얽힌 애정에 대한 이야기 아버지의 심부름으로 찾게된 곳에서 만난 여인과의 이야기 , 마을에 온 옛친구를 납치할 계획을 세우며 벌어지는 이야기 의 디지털 옴니버스 영화. '첩첩산중'. 우연히 전주에 있는 친구 진영을 만나러 간 미숙(정유미 분)이 자신의 옛 애인이었던 상옥(문성근 분)과 진영이 애인 사이임을 알게 되면서 벌어지는 일상적인 이야기. '코마'. 할아버지의 유언을 전하기 위해 코마라는 마을을 방문한 한 남자가 그 곳에서 한 여자를 만나 겪게 되는 따뜻하고 감성적인 사랑이야기. '나비들에겐 기억이 없다'. 캐나다의 금광 회사가 철수하자 경제적인 어려움을 맞닥트린 필리핀 사람들과 어느 날 그 섬을 방문한 캐나다 여성의 이야기.
Mang Ferding
Ferding, Santos and Willy only drink in despair. One day, a Canadian woman’s visit changes everything.
Rebel
A story about victims of summary executions. Three people start a strange therapy to escape their agonies.
Mang Claro / Interviewer
A Filipino poet returns home after the typhoon.
Rebelde
An intimate epic made with uncompromising and austere seriousness that patiently and methodically observes the collapse and hopeful revival of a poor farming clan.
