In a spoof on the contemporary sacred cons, two yuppy couples get entangled with warring smugglers of dope that include fake priests and nuns as well as Japanese and Chinese agents.
Direction
Mike de Leon weaponizes camp against actual authoritarianism.
Costume
Fake nuns in sunglasses smuggling drugs—iconic cinema.
Writing
Satire so sharp it barely survived Marcos censorship.
Director
Mike de Leon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Marcos's martial law, the film's religious satire was a Trojan horse for political critique that somehow slipped past censors.
The 'laundry' musical number was shot in an actual working factory; workers appear as unwitting extras in a scene about hiding drugs in detergent.
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