Tropical Gothic

A slow, hypnotic colonial-era drama where performance and deception blur into a haunting meditation on power and loss.

Directed by

Isabel Sandoval

Genres

Drama, History

Starring

Isabel Sandoval

Overview

Philippines, 1570, the early years of the Spanish colonial regime. Marta, a Native Priestess, convinces her Spanish master that she is possessed by the spirit of his dead bride, in order to manipulate him into returning the farmland that the Spaniards seized from the native community. Partially based on the Nick Joaquin short story collection 'The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic'.

How it feels

Eerie, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Colonialism, identity, power, deception

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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