Aparisyon (2012)
- Directed by
- Isabel Sandoval
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Philippines
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In the early 1970s in the Philippines, a group of nuns prepare for life under the coming martial law. The film follows their struggles with faith, guilt, and forgiveness as political tension rises around them.
meditativesomberatmosphericrestrainedthoughtfulslow-pacedtensereligiousretro
What happens
Aparisyon (transl. Apparition) is a 2012 Philippine psychological drama film written and directed by Isabel Sandoval. Set in early 1970s, where the story about the nuns in the period immediately preceding the declaration of martial law by Ferdinand Marcos. It is one of the official entries for the New Breed Full Length Feature Category in Cinemalaya 2012. Aparisyon was invited to film festivals around the world, including Deauville Asian Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. At the Hawaii International Film Festival, the film won the NETPAC Award "for its courageous exploration of religious faith, guilt and forgiveness through masterful storytelling and visual imagery". The film was also nominated for the New Currents Award at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival. As of 2021, along with Señorita, it is available for streaming through the Criterion Channel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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