Director
Mikhail Red
Leading Actors/Actresses
Mary Joy Apostol
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Arnold Reyes, Ku Aquino, John Arcilla
Genre
Drama / Coming of Age
Language
Filipino
Awards
Best Picture Award, Asian Category at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Awards
Date of Release
2016
Producer
Pamela L. Reyes
Setting and Context
Manila, Philippines
Narrator and Point of View
The point of view is that of the movie's protagonist, Maya
Tone and Mood
Tense, mysterious, threatening, illuminating
Protagonist and Antagonist
Maya is the protagonist, while the authorities pursuing her the antagonists.
Major Conflict
There is conflict within the investigative team who have come to look into the disappearance of a group of farmers, but find themselves conflicted over whether to continue to investigate as planned or whether to turn their attentions to finding out who shot the rare birds.
Climax
Domingo is ordered to investigate the killing of the eagle and abandon his investigation into the disappearance of the farmers.
Foreshadowing
Diego gives Maya a gun which foreshadows the killing of the birds because of her inexperience with it.
Understatement
The birds are said to be rare and prized which understates their importance; killing the birds actually is seen as a more heinous crime than abducting or killing a group of farmers.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The film alludes to the corruption within the Manilla police department and also to the way in which farmers and other laborers are not valued in this community.
Paradox
The disappearance of the famers is what drew the investigator to the area but the killing of a rare bird is seen as far more serious.
Parallelism
There is a parallel between Domingo's beginner's zeal as an investigator and Maya's beginners zeal with her gun.
