Mumbaki (1996)

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Country: Philippines, USA
Genres: Action, Drama
Release: 1996-08-14
Director: Butch Perez
Writers: Amado Lacuesta , Butch Perez
Language: Filipino | Tagalog
Stars: Raymart Santiago , Albert Martinez , Joel Torre , Rachel Alejandro , Ruby Moreno , Ace Espinosa , Angel Aquino , Ray Ventura , Pen Medina , Edward Vergara
Runtime: 130 min
Awards: 15 wins & 5 nominations
AKA: Mumbaki , Mumbaki (Philippines)
Plot: Joseph (Raymart Santiago) 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 rich heritage and acquires pride in his being Ifugao. Though the lure of a career in US remains strong, he is unable to resist the urge to help his barrio, which has resisted modern medicine and is now in the midst of a pneumonia epidemic and a civil war.
IMDB:tt0318466