CAVITE

Year: 2005
USA: Truly Indie
Cast: Ian Gamazon, Dominque Gonzalez, Jeffrey Lagda
Directors: Ian Gamazon, Neill dela Llana
Country: Philippines / USA
Languages: English / Tagalog
USA: 80 mins
USA Release Date: 26 May 2006 (Limited Release - New York and Los Angeles)


Synopsis

Cavite is a town in the Philippines, where poverty drives people to do just about anything to survive. This is the harsh reality for many Filipinos in a poverty stricken nation.

Adam (Ian Gamazon), an American citizen returns to the Philippines for his father's funeral. Not even out of the airport he is contacted by an anonymous caller on the phone detailing the kidnap of his mother and sister. If Adam doesn't comply with his demands they will be killed.

At the mercy of this fanatic's every wish and in an unfamiliar country, Adam is faced with an impossible and heartrending situation that could easily spiral out of control.

So does he conform or face the consequences?