A mother’s life is destroyed when her two sons, both altar boys, are accused of a crime they didn't commit. As the local authorities hunt them down and her family is torn apart, the trauma drives her into a state of madness as she wanders the town searching for them.
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Anita Linda
Sisa
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Reynaldo Dante
Pedro
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Nati Rubi
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Gerardo de Leon Director · Teodorico C. Santos Screenplay José Rizal Author
First release November 7, 1951 · Produced in Philippines
Production
Premiere Productions
Production
Philippines
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Languages
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
Tagalog
Release dates
Philippines · November 7, 1951
Theatrical · Source: IMDB
No release date listed for United States.
Philippines
October 27, 2025 · Premiere · Digitally Restored Version Premiere at the Metropolitan Theater
January 23, 2026 · Digital · JuanFlix
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