Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata (1999)
It is the time of El Niño, a season ruled by superstition and fear. The rain is long in coming, the ground has cracked up dry. The ricestalks are thin and sickly. Villagers go hungry. And a boy dies from a snakebite. The adults splinter. Some pray. Others join a cult to appease earth spirits and wait for the ada, the ricefield spirit goddess of bountiful harvest who dances naked on moonlit nights and signals the need for a virgin’s sacrifice. There are fence sitters, equally pro-church and pro-cult. A landlord’s steward enforces his master’s usury on hapless farmers. A self-righteous priest says rain must first be deserved. Two young women fight for the right to do with their bodies as they please. A bastard boy and a blind girl come of age. Yesterday, they were children.
Director:
Carlos Siguion-Reyna
Writer:
Bibeth Orteza
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Ara Mina as Salve |
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Tonton Gutierrez as Fr. Joey |
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Pen Medina as Terio |
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Ray Ventura as Encio |
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Jennifer Sevilla as Daling |
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Eva Darren as Puring |
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Carlo Aquino as Marlito |
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Patricia Ann Roque as Aning |
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Ronnie Lazaro as Nonong |
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Crispin Pineda as Kadyo |
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Gigi Locsin as Tasing |
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Zad Centina as Ado |
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Carol Buenaventura as Sacrificial Virgin |
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Ricky Pascua as Virgin's Father |
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Manny Mendoza as Cult High Priest |
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Jaime Yaneza as Cult Torch-bearer |
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Beto Passion as Barangay Chairman |
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Romeo Fidelson Jr. as Man in Sari-sari Store |
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Manny Rodriguez as Lope |
| Directing | Carlos Siguion-Reyna | Director |
| Writing | Bibeth Orteza | Screenplay |
| Writing | Adolfo Alix Jr. | Story |
