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Jul 14, 2019 · With Solenn Heussaff, Benjamin Alves, Gina Alajar, Elizabeth Oropesa. 1800 colonial Philippines. During the time of Spanish tyranny and oppression, a woman raised in the enchanted woods by nymphs experiences love for the first time from a man from town.
“Mystery of the Night” is screening at Fantasia 2019. After an impressive intro of a man yelling in the forest and an animation somewhat explaining the concept of the Aswang and the significance of the forest, we witness a woman raped and dragged into the forest by a man doing the bidding of a priest.
Jul 15, 2019 · Spanish-ruled Philippines, 1800s: A woman, raped and banished to the woods on a full moon’s night, sees her newborn child swallowed by animalistic shadows lurking in the foliage. Raised by the forest’s mysterious ghouls and demons — boars, wild cats and a many-eyed sage — the child grows.
Spanish-ruled Philippines, 1800s: A woman, raped and banished to the woods on a full moon’s night, sees her newborn child swallowed by animalistic shadows lurking in the foliage. Raised by the forest’s mysterious ghouls and demons — boars, wild cats and a many-eyed sage — the child grows.
Aug 3, 2019 · Film Review: ‘Mystery of the Night’. The Filipino Aswang legend is spun into a proto-feminist tale of colonial-era rape and revenge in this atmospheric but turgid...
Original title: Mystery of the Night. Synopsis: 1900 colonial Philippines. During the time of Spanish tyranny and oppression, a woman raised in the enchanted woods by nymphs experiences love for the first time from a man from town.
Spanish-ruled Philippines, 1800s: A woman, raped and banished to the woods on a full moon’s night, sees her newborn child swallowed by animalistic shadows lurking in the foliage. Raised by the forest’s mysterious ghouls and demons — boars, wild cats and a many-eyed sage — the child grows.