
The film is about the lives of simple folk caught between the crossfire of Kapitana accused of political patronage, and Patrol Kalikasan using the environment as a front for their own political and economic interests on the small mining community. As the provincial government and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) fight over the jurisdiction over small-scale mining operations, Elmer and Linda suffer the devastating consequences of the legacy of violenc... (Full plot summary below)
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The film is about the lives of simple folk caught between the crossfire of Kapitana accused of political patronage, and Patrol Kalikasan using the environment as a front for their own political and economic interests on the small mining community. As the provincial government and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) fight over the jurisdiction over small-scale mining operations, Elmer and Linda suffer the devastating consequences of the legacy of violence and corruption of the country's turbulent political and ideological history.
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| Cinemanía (Spain)Carlos Marañón... from greed to suffocation. [Full review in Spanish] |
| El Pais (Spain)Javier OcañaA hardened and unbalanced film. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| Film InquiryAlex LinesIt's hard to take this film seriously when it depicts so much violence, but chooses to censor it in a way which that is detrimental to its impact, especially when it's willing to show a rape scene, but not someone being shot with an arrow. |
| User ReviewMillo TOnce you assume the reality of American conquest, quite predictable,but a good symbol of all what was beneath. |