Bart Guingona

This is a Filipino omnibus film about three different journeys.

Lav Diaz is back in Venice with yet another story of marginalization shot in vivid black and white and reflecting on the notions of "human" and "humanity".

Faced with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody murders and brazen lies, ethically conflicted police lieutenant Hermes Papauran continues his struggle to find resolution to a 15-year-old case around a volcanic ash laden landscape and an impenetrable lake.

The horrific story of Fr. Severino Mallari, a 19th century priest during the Spanish occupation and his descent into madness. It recounts Mallari's life where he reportedly murdered 57 people to aid his ailing mother.