Jeremiah Rosales

Robert Lim, a struggling traveling salesman and devoted single father, takes his young son to a mall for a weekend treat. Turning his back for just a minute, he realizes that his boy has disappeared. Surveillance footage shows his son being led away by an older child. When the police fail to find him, Robert takes to the back streets of Manila, uncovering the dark underworld of human trafficking.

In 1898, a band of Spanish soldiers heroically defended Baler against Filipino forces for 337 long and grueling days. The battle, now referred to as the Siege of Baler, is the setting of a forbidden love between a Mestizo soldier and a Filipina lass who lived at the end of the 19th century.

Middle-aged Manila storeowner Amelita supplements her tiny income by collecting bets for the popular numbers game of jueteng. While looking out for police crackdowns, the masterfully persuasive Amelita cajoles all comers into placing wagers.