Karnal (Of the Flesh)

Drama • Unrated • Directed by: Marilou Diaz-Abaya • 111 minutes

When Narcing (Phillip Salvador) brings home his wife Puring (Cecille Castillo) to their hometown Mulawin in the 1930s, it sets off a series of events that include parricide, infidelity, betrayal, guilt and redemption. Karnal examines how filial loyalty can also be a form of bondage that supports patriarchy and the subjugation of women, extending through generations in the family of Narcing.