Apparition
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Apparition
Directed by Isabel Sandoval.
2012. Philippines. 86 min.
In Tagalog, with English subtitles.
It is 1971. Sister Lourdes (Jodi Sta. Maria) has just arrived in a remote convent to begin her new life. Mother Superior (Fiedes Uyugan-Asensio) rules the convent with a tight fist and keeps news of the outside world, including President Ferdinand Marcos’s declaration of martial law, from reaching the nuns. Soon, though, the turmoil of the world beyond trickles in. During a trip to town to get supplies, Sister Lourdes is raped by a band of thugs. Suddenly, peace is no more. Human character is questioned. Faith is tested.
Followed by a Q&A with director Isabel Sandoval, and La Frances Hui, Associate Curator, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art.
Part of the series New Philippine Cinema, in conjunction with the exhibition Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms, on view September 11, 2015 through January 3, 2016.