YOU CAN'T FIGHT A GUN WITH A ROSARY.

Set in Manila, the story follows a young woman living under the suffocating control of her domineering father, a retired policeman whose authority extends far beyond the walls of their home. When she plans to marry her boyfriend and build a life of her own, her father's increasingly unstable behavior turns their household into a trap of fear, manipulation, and escalating danger. What begins as a tense domestic drama slowly unravels into a chilling portrait of obsession, power, and a family unable to escape the darkness at its center.

Considered one of the greatest Filipino films of all time, Mike de Leon's masterpiece won ten awards at the 1981 Metro Manila Film Festival including Best Film and screened at Cannes. This brand new 4K restoration premieres digitally, celebrating the late director's uncompromising vision that faced censorship under the Marcos regime.