Kawalan
Kawalan

Kawalan

Tomas, the old venerable mayor of the remote town of Kawalan, learns that the invading Japanese will set up a garrison there. He organizes willing members in his community to set up a hidden settlement in the middle of the forest, where they can live unaffected by the horrors of war. As a young revolutionary during the 1896 fight against Spain and then as a soldier fighting against the Americans, Tomas had witnessed the effects of violence on people and become a pacifist. Now, he must see if inhabitants of the hidden settlement can escape the sufferings wrought by the war.

Genre: Drama

Director: Lav Diaz

Cast: Nanding Josef, Janine Gutierrez, Hazel Orencio, Toni Go-Yadao

Country: Philippines, Singapore

Quality: HD

Runtime: 115 min.

Release: 1970

IMDb: 6/10