A serial killer in Payatas leaves the bodies of young boys in the dump as two Jesuit priests try to solve the murders.
Acting
Nonie Buencamino carries the weight of failed institutions in his shoulders.
Cinematography
Payatas dump shot like a character—beautiful, suffocating, unforgettable.
Writing
Priests who doubt more than the police ever could.
Director
Raya Martin
Nonie Buencamino
Father Gus
Sid Lucero
Father Jerome
Bembol Roco
NBI Director Francisco Lastimosa
Madeleine Humphries
Joanna Bonifacio
TJ Trinidad
Gladys Reyes
Christopher de Leon
NBI Deputy Director Phillip Mapa
Jess Mendoza
Ricky Davao
Alex Medina
Cholo Barretto
Raffy Tejada
Atty. Benjamin Arcinas
Erlinda Villalobos
Junjun Quintana
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
First Filipino crime novel to win the Palanca Grand Prize; the film adaptation took nearly 20 years.
Payatas dumpsite was a real 2000 garbage slide disaster site; filming there required negotiation with actual scavenger communities.
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