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In 1985, in the obscure town of Dolores, the Orapronobis, a vigilante group and religious cult under the leadership of Kumander Kontra (Bembol Roco), murders a foreign priest who gave the last rites to an alleged rebel, who was also executed by the same group. After the success of the 1986 EDSA revolt, all political prisoners are released, including Jimmy Cordero (Phillip Salvador), an ex-priest-turned-underground revolutionary. Not long after, Jimmy marries a human rights activist, Trixie (Dina Bonnevie), and becomes a human rights advocate himself. Despite Trixie’s protests, Jimmy and Trixie’s brother, Rolan (William Lorenzo), join a fact-finding mission to Dolores led by Sister Marie (Ginnie Sobrino) to investigate the latest massacre perpetrated by the Orapronobis. There Jimmy meets Esper (Gina Alajar), his ex-girlfriend. He finds out that he has a son with her, Camilo (R.R. Herrera) but they agree to keep Jimmy’s identity from the boy. Meanwhile, with the blessings of the military, the Orapronobis step up their acts of terror. Jimmy’s group is forced to evacuate the townspeople to the town church, then later to Manila. In Manila, Jimmy exposes the Orapronobis as a band of thugs on TV. After the show, he and Rolan are ambushed. Jimmy survives, but Rolan is killed. Shortly after, soldiers raid the refugee center with a masked man who identifies several of the barrio folk as rebels. The remaining refugees, led by Esper, and the human rights activists bring the case of illegal arrests to court. But after the hearing, Esper and her son themselves are abducted by the Orapronobis. Esper is raped by Kumander Kontra in front of her son. She fights back and shoots Kontra. Before dying, Kontra goes on a rampage, killing all prisoners. Later, the military bring the casualties back to Dolores, saying these were rebels killed in an encounter with the military. Jimmy weeps over the bodies of Esper and his son. Back in Manila, Jimmy contacts his old colleague from the underground.

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A decent man who steps outside the law finds himself falling into an abyss. Peping (Coco Martin) is a young man studying to become a policeman. He has just married his long-time girlfriend Cecille (Mercedes Cabral), with whom he has a baby. Between school, his wife, and the baby, money is scarce for Peping, and an old friend, Abyong (Jhong Hilario), tells him he can make good money by helping out some local loan sharks with their collections. While his conscience objects, Peping agrees. But while the work involves scaring a few small time hoods at first, things take a grim turn when he's asked to tag along with Sarge (John Regala) and Kap (Julio Diaz) as they collect a debt from Gina (Maria Isabel Lopez), a junkie streetwalker who turns tricks under the name "Madonna." It soon becomes clear that Gina can't pay what she owes and if Sarge can't get cash, he'll take his payment in pain. He and his assistant Boy Chico (Lauren Novero) beat, rape, torture, and butcher the woman in an abandoned house, and captive Peping must assist in the gory crime. Adopted from Mark Deming, All Movie Guide