Against the backdrop of the Typhoon Yolanda, a mother and her son struggle for survival and deal with absurdity of fate, sustained by the hope that they carry, and what is lost and gained.
Direction
Manatad shoots devastation with magical realist patience—devastating and beautiful.
Acting
Charo Santos carries entire worlds in her silences.
Cinematography
Floodwater becomes mirror, grave, and dreamscape simultaneously.
Director
Carlo Francisco Manatad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) killed over 6,300 Filipinos in 2013; the film was shot in actual devastated locations with survivors as extras.
Daniel Padilla, a massive Filipino teen heartthrob, was cast specifically to subvert expectations—his fanbase was shocked by the slow, unglamorous role.
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