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Angustia

Angustia

2013 · Drama, Crime, History, Horror

Don Victorino Hernandez, a creole secular priest from Manila, has two passions: botany and the total conversion of the native population particularly the Agtas, who in spite of the rigorous undertakings of Spanish colonialism continue to live in the hinterlands, giving them a notorious reputation in the minds of the lowlanders as well as the colonizers.

Directed by Kristian Sendon Cordero · Written by Kristian Sendon Cordero

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