| Director | Ishmael Bernal |
|---|---|
| Genre | drama film |
| Country | Philippines |
| Budget | $68,415 |
| Box office | $684,150 |
The small town of Cupang, located in an arid landscape, is suffering from a drought which the townsfolk believe is a curse, divine retribution placed upon them for driving away a leper years before.
During a solar eclipse, a girl named Elsa reports seeing an apparition of the Virgin Mary near a dried tree atop a barren hill, where her adoptive mother Salíng found her as a baby. The local priest interrogates and doubts her, but Elsa soon after engages in faith healing for the residents. She is assisted by her friends Chayong, Sepa, and Baldo who eventually became part of her “Seven Apostles”,