In Jenn Romano’s solemn, understated debut feature ‘Padamlágan,’ an all-Bicolano cast tells the story of a dark and near-forgotten chapter of Naga City: the 1972 Colgante Bridge tragedy, that would predate the declaration of Martial Law by only a few days. 

In Jun Lana’s struggle to make sense of past political conditions, Your Mother’s Son becomes his definitive bomba film: mired deeply in sex, and politically dense in its delirious and lustful desires.