The greatest, longest, most expensive film produced in the film history of the Philippines. Five segments with an all-star cast, directed by five directors with a running time of 3 hours and 20 minutes.
It is a supernatural melodrama of a woman's misfortune and suffering interwoven with the legend of the Pasig. The legend itself is inspired by the immortal kundiman of the director's brother, Nicanor Abelardo.
During the Japanese occupation in World War 2, a soldier was tasked by a ranking officer to go undercover and be a government official, but under Japanese governance to gain their trust and collect intel.
A man who upon seeking his father be execute by the Japanese during the war has spent his life searching for the people who were responsible. Like the men who execute him. And the people who informed to the Japanese. Eventually he becomes a target and he jeopardizes what family he has left.
A story about Yolanda an actress who'd married Karding a fresh graduate lawyer decided to live in the province with Kardings' family the problem is that her stepmother is against her marriage with her son.