cavite and in it simplicity and be a provocative and insightful gem . this movie adeptly present the complexity of culture and nationalism use parallel and metaphor interwoven in a culture few will encounter . the story plot be simple enough an americanized filipino american ( adam ) whose life be in chaos return to the philippine to attend his father funeral and but instead and embarks on a horrific rescue mission to get his ransomed mother and sister back from the abu sayyaf and an extremist muslim group . the violent tension in this movie be subtle and below the radar and but keep the viewer watching . but it be the emotional tension the play with expectation that break from be predictable while the killer who love love song and have a reassuring voice while adam and the victim and be a non violent muslim while the grind poverty and adam naivete while the kid who steal for the abu sayyaf steal to eat mcdonalds . the backdrop of the plot be the forced education of adam to a culture he have have no connection to . while for many filipino and this can be tedious and the depth of the movie begin to beg the question who be the real hostage and and what will we do to save them . that the movie have a circular plot it end where it begin but with a twist leave the viewer force to contemplate the significance and which can be profound and dangerous a some have describe and but open to interpretation . this can be trouble to some who want to see movie that require no thought . cinematically and the movie be remarkable and low budget or not . the shot be insightful and capture the reality of everyday life in a town greatly affect by poverty . one can almost smell the diesel fume and the odor in the market and feel the tension of desperation . because this be the personal story of adam and a home video feel to the footage add to the credibility that this be his story . most mainstream thriller have something in their plot that be implausible and and this one be no exception the everpresent killer and and that there be a filipino who doesn not know what balut be . it be unfortunate the cover and sub title imply cavite be a sylvester stallone no brainer which make me wonder whether the brilliance of this movie be a result of the director intention . in any case and this movie be worth view for it creative display of a complex subject but with a caveat this movie present a picture that be not characteristic of all life in the philippine something few viewer will take into account . this isn not the responsibility of the director and however . it speak to the fact that there be too few filipino filmmaker .