PSSC’s 50th Anniversary Film Screening: Alvin Yapan Spotlight

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Philippine Social Science Council, we proudly bring back-to-back screenings of Alvin Yapan films!

‘Debosyon’
October 5,2018, 5:00 pm Friday
Venue: Cine Adarna

+ Tembong
October 5 Friday 5 p.m.

Directed by: Alvin Yapan

Starring: Paulo Avelino, Mara Lopez, Ramona Rañeses

Synopsis: To love is to have faith. Mando, a Bikolano devotee of Ina, Virgin of Penafrancia, Patroness of Bikolandia, injures himself in the middle of the forest at the foot of the Mayon Volcano. He will be nursed back to health by a mysterious woman, Salome, living there. They will fall in love with each other. But when Mando invites her to come with him to the plains, Salome refuses, saying a curse prohibits her from leaving the forest. Salome holds a secret that will devastate Mando’s love for her. Mando relies on his devotion to the Virgin of Penafrancia to lift the curse, making realize how inextricably linked are the virtues of love and faith.

Ticket price: 150.00php

Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/221290382074375/

Watch the trailer: