Overview
Joseph is a young doctor who returned to his hometown in the Mountain Province to bury his father, an Ifugao chieftain, who was killed during a tribal dispute. While there, he discovers his rich heritage and acquires pride in his being an Ifugao. Though the lure of a career in America remains strong, he is unable to resist the urge to help his village, which has resisted modern medicine and is now in the midst of a pneumonia epidemic and a civil war.
Director and cast
- Tony Perez Director
- Raymart Santiago as Dr. Joseph Dumalilon
- Albert Martinez as Carlos Bakayyawan
- Joel Torre as Dr. Felix Lorenzo
- Rachel Alejandro as Dr. Nancy David
- Ruby Moreno as Aya Iyawan
- Ace Espinosa as Daniel Atiwan
- Angel Aquino as Dolores
- Ray Ventura as Apong Ginoldang
- Pen Medina as Ramon Atiwan
- Edward Vergara as Johnny Dimalinon
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