Cavite

Packing more tension and political insight than many a high-budget thriller, CAVITE, an unsettling down-and-dirty suspenser from Ian Gamazon and Neill Dela Llana, considers cultural identity and the roots of terrorism. Adam (Gamazon) receives a frantic call summoning him to leave America and return to the Philippines. Upon arrival, he discovers his mother and sister have been kidnapped by Muslim terrorists, forcing him to perform dangerous errands and exposing him to the country's extreme poverty. "Gripping" — San Francisco Chronicle.