Amajesticfilminwhichtwostorieseasilyfit.OneaboutafilmmakerwhoisalittlelikeDiazhimselfandwrestleswiththecompletionofhisfilmandwithgreedyfilmfestivalprogrammers.Andoneaboutareligiousleader.AlsoalittlelikeDiazhimself?ThefilmsofLavDiazoftentellseriousepicstories,buttheyarestillnotentirelyfreefromhumourandsatire.Forinstanceinthisfilm,Diaztakesthemickeyoutoffestivalprogrammersandalsosketchesapictureofhimselfthatisnotentirelyfreefromself-mockery.Thefilmhastwoorthreestories(alsoafilminthefilm)andoneofthemfocusesonthefilmmakerHomer,whoverymuchresemblesLavDiazhimself.Thetorturedfilmmakerwrestleswithcompletinghisfilm.Despitepleasfromthosearoundhimandfromeagerprogrammers,hecontinuestorefusetoregardhisfilmasfinished.AlongsidethestoryaboutanuninthefilmonwhichHomerisworking,there’sanotherstoryaboutthereligiousleaderFatherTurbico.Turbicoleadsasectinthecountrysidethatisprimarilymadeupofyoungwomen.Whenoneofthewomenwantstoleavethesect,adramaticsituationensues.Bytellingthestoriesinparallel,similaritiesbecomevisiblebetweenHomer’sstrugglewithcinemaandTurbico'sstrugglewithfaithccc
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