Tomas, the old venerable mayor of the remote town of Kawalan, learns that the invading Japanese will set up a garrison there. He organizes willing members in his community to set up a hidden settlement in the middle of the forest, where they can live unaffected by the horrors of war. As a young revolutionary during the 1896 fight against Spain and then as a soldier fighting against the Americans, Tomas had witnessed the effects of violence on people and become a pacifist. Now, he must see if inhabitants of the hidden settlement can escape the sufferings wrought by the war.
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> Lav Diaz (Director)
> Lav Diaz (Director of Photography)
> Hazel Orencio (Assistant Director)
> Sanny Joaquin (Assistant Director)
> Lav Diaz (Writer)