Taking leave from their jobs at a gold mine, three workers journey to their home village on foot through the spectacular yet unforgiving wilderness of the mythical island of Hugaw. As time passes and their conversations intensify, buried histories emerge and a sense of psychosis invades the scene.
Winner of best director award at Horizons section in Venice Film Festival. The movie was also presented at the London Film Festival.
Lahi, Hayop
2020
14 years
157 min.
Fiction
Philippines
Philippines, awarded films, social portrait, nature
P&B
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