Rich kid learns to eat the poor—literally. Filipino folklore meets class warfare.
Martin is a rich, sheltered youth who gets transformed into an aswang by his yaya, Nay Luisa. She teaches him how to hunt the poor and the weak for food, in Manila, a city that consistently dehumanizes and neglects the marginalized.
Acting
Sylvia Sanchez turns maternal care into pure menace.
Direction
Oebanda weaponizes Manila's neon-slick poverty.
Practical Effects
Aswang transformation that rejects CGI gloss.
Director
Kip Oebanda
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