To formally introduce the film, Seklusyon is a 2016 MMFF(Metro Manila Film Festival) thriller film by award winning director Erik Matti. It is a story of Faith and the elements around it. It is starred by Ronnie Alonte, Rhed Bustamante, Neil Ryan Sese, and Phoebe Walker. What is Seklusyon? What does it mean and how is it related to Faith itself. Seklusyon is the time where potential priests are tested for seven days without any contact to the outside world. It is said that during these times is where the demons attack spiritually those who are undergoing the trial. Some quit and some succeed resulting them to formally be granted priesthood.
The story was set in the year 1947 where old rituals are done by churches where aspiring priests are sent to a secluded place for the last seven days of their training. The Main character of the story is Miguel(Ronnie Alonte), an aspiring priest who left his love for the purpose of achieving his dream of becoming a priest. Meanwhile Anghela(Rhed Bustamante), is a young girl who has mysterious healing powers in which she uses to heal countless diseases. Padre Ricardo(Neil Ryan Sese) who was sent by the bishop to gather testimonies of the miracles of Anghela was somehow unconvinced about the miracles made by the child. And one night, he was caught surprised by Anghela bloodied telling him that her parents were dead. Anghela and Madre Cecilia(Phoebe Walker) was sent by the bishop to the place where the deacons are undergoing their seclusion. They were welcomed by Mang Sandoval(Lou Veloso), who at first questioned why were they there. Mang Sandoval left the place after Anghela told her that he doesn't belong there and to release the pain he has. The following days become heaven and hell for the aspiring priests. As they faced their worst nightmares which is their dark pasts. Anghela got their favor one by one, through healing them of what the deacons are facing. Miguel at first doesn't believed in Anghela and tried to escape the place. He had an accident as he is escaping from Anghela and the other deacons. Splitting his soul from his body, he saw everything that bugs him the most his love, Erina and his unborn child. Anghela brought him back and finally got his favor as well. Padre Ricardo learned from the nuns that Madre Cecilia was a teacher in a convent that was raped by soldiers and burned her face from the burning of the convent. Padre Ricardo was shocked and learned as well that the young girl is a False Prophet, Anghela translates into Ngahela meaning that the young girl's god is the devil. He rushed to the seclusion to stop the young girl but he failed and died. Miguel woke up from the madness and told his co-aspirants that Anghela is a devil that they shouldn't follow her lead. At the end of the story, Miguel stabbed Anghela revealing her intentions that she wants evil priests to mesh with good priests in the church so people won't know that there are evil priests. The three aspiring priests were grant priesthood after finishing the seclusion leaving Miguel to be the one who failed to finish the seculsion.
The lesson of the story for me is that even though you do the right things if it doesn't seem right for the others you're still the one who isn't right. The story is great, I love how every story was told. It really deserves the awards it got during the MMFF earning Best Director and Best Screenplay for Mr. Erik Matti, Best Supporting Actress for Ms. Phoebe Walker, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design, Best Original Theme Song and Best Production Design for the Film, And Special Jury Prize for child star Rhed Bustamante.
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