WOMEN OF THE WEEPING RIVER, directed by Sheron Dayoc ****

In the Mindanio region of the Philippines, two families are carrying out revenge killings. A father and husband of Satra, the main character has been killed. Then two sons eventually are killed. The two women who have suffered their own tragedies in this eventually settle on peace, despite the patriarch of both families. Sadly, one father takes it into his own hands, and the ending is graphically telling, though it is a still. This slow-moving movie is really compelling. The cast is so believable and to think that except for the two women and the vengeful father, the others in the film are not actors.