‘Makikiraan Po (Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors)’ Review: Lav Diaz and Isabel Sandoval Team Up for a Mournful, Modest Anti-Colonial Drama

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“Despite the lack of color, Diaz crafts some painterly vistas through an inspired mix of low and high-angle shots.”
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Frase de exemploDespite the lack of color, Diaz crafts some painterly vistas through an inspired mix of low and high-angle shots.
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“Grade: B+ “Makikiraan Po (Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors)” premiered at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.”
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Frase de exemploGrade: B+ “Makikiraan Po (Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors)” premiered at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.
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“Grade: B+ “Makikiraan Po (Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors)” premiered at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.”
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Frase de exemploGrade: B+ “Makikiraan Po (Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors)” premiered at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.
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“Likewise, it’s refreshing to hear Sandoval speaking her native tongue, Cebuano, which she hasn’t done since 2019’s “Lingua Franca,” her breakout success.”
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Frase de exemploLikewise, it’s refreshing to hear Sandoval speaking her native tongue, Cebuano, which she hasn’t done since 2019’s “Lingua Franca,” her breakout success.
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“The film is initially named after the character Dungwen, but the pivot to its current title, which gives Diaz’s work a metatextual layer, is a smart choice.”
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Frase de exemploThe film is initially named after the character Dungwen, but the pivot to its current title, which gives Diaz’s work a metatextual layer, is a smart choice.
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“Read More: Film Lav Diaz Let Us Through Dear Ancestors Reviews Venice Daily Headlines Daily Headlines covering Film, TV and more.”
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Frase de exemploRead More: Film Lav Diaz Let Us Through Dear Ancestors Reviews Venice Daily Headlines Daily Headlines covering Film, TV and more.
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“That’s always great fodder for a filmmaker with a long-term, unbridled relationship with history, what we might as well describe as “Diazian.” Since his nine-hour epic “Death in the Land of Encantos” in 2007, this is the Golden Lion-winning director’s ninth film at the Venice Film Festival, which should have scored a competition berth for its sheer vision alone.”
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Frase de exemploThat’s always great fodder for a filmmaker with a long-term, unbridled relationship with history, what we might as well describe as “Diazian.” Since his nine-hour epic “Death in the Land of Encantos” in 2007, this is the Golden Lion-winning director’s ninth film at the Venice Film Festival, which should have scored a competition berth for its sheer vision alone.
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“It hints at the idea that “Makikiraan Po” — a common Filipino phrase uttered to show humility or respect for one’s space or the spirits of those who came before us — is about more than one tortured man’s plight.”
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Frase de exemploIt hints at the idea that “Makikiraan Po” — a common Filipino phrase uttered to show humility or respect for one’s space or the spirits of those who came before us — is about more than one tortured man’s plight.
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“More modestly scaled than last year’s “ Magellan ,” Diaz’s swift return to his signature noirish image-making is, like his last film , a story of colonial conquest realized through religious conversion.”
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Frase de exemploMore modestly scaled than last year’s “ Magellan ,” Diaz’s swift return to his signature noirish image-making is, like his last film , a story of colonial conquest realized through religious conversion.
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“The production design is sparse, and there is a sense that what remained of the “Magellan” shoot’s Philippine leg — nipa huts and bamboo rafts, for instance — was repurposed for the new film.”
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Frase de exemploThe production design is sparse, and there is a sense that what remained of the “Magellan” shoot’s Philippine leg — nipa huts and bamboo rafts, for instance — was repurposed for the new film.
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“But that will be of little value to the raping, often-inebriated Padre Enciso, who accuses her of doing the devil’s work and will soon have her arrested and incarcerated.”
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Frase de exemploBut that will be of little value to the raping, often-inebriated Padre Enciso, who accuses her of doing the devil’s work and will soon have her arrested and incarcerated.
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“But that will be of little value to the raping, often-inebriated Padre Enciso, who accuses her of doing the devil’s work and will soon have her arrested and incarcerated.”
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Frase de exemploBut that will be of little value to the raping, often-inebriated Padre Enciso, who accuses her of doing the devil’s work and will soon have her arrested and incarcerated.
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“Mad and mercurial, Bari-bari is responsible for many lifeless bodies casually strewn across the sullied landscape, as he revels in ambushing men journeying through the thickets.”
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Frase de exemploMad and mercurial, Bari-bari is responsible for many lifeless bodies casually strewn across the sullied landscape, as he revels in ambushing men journeying through the thickets.
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“It’s fundamentally concerned with an enduring curse brought about by power-hungry white colonialists showing not an ounce of respect for the land they do not own and the people inhabiting it.”
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Frase de exemploIt’s fundamentally concerned with an enduring curse brought about by power-hungry white colonialists showing not an ounce of respect for the land they do not own and the people inhabiting it.
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“Some suffer fatal ends, while others are left adrift.”
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Frase de exemploSome suffer fatal ends, while others are left adrift.
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“Diaz’s striking opening image shows an old indigenous man calling to the great spirits of this once-pristine Malay world, as if to warn them of imminent danger.”
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Frase de exemploDiaz’s striking opening image shows an old indigenous man calling to the great spirits of this once-pristine Malay world, as if to warn them of imminent danger.
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“As with many a Diaz movie, “Makikiraan Po” features multiple characters and plot points, including that of “Moonglow” director Isabel Sandoval as Babayeng Indimatandog, meaning “untouchable woman,” the goddess of hope and animist healer believed to bring bad luck once touched.”
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Frase de exemploAs with many a Diaz movie, “Makikiraan Po” features multiple characters and plot points, including that of “Moonglow” director Isabel Sandoval as Babayeng Indimatandog, meaning “untouchable woman,” the goddess of hope and animist healer believed to bring bad luck once touched.
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“Diaz fashions a mournful, vividly felt articulation of a world blighted by death and decay.”
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Frase de exemploDiaz fashions a mournful, vividly felt articulation of a world blighted by death and decay.
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“More modestly scaled than last year’s “ Magellan ,” Diaz’s swift return to his signature noirish image-making is, like his last film , a story of colonial conquest realized through religious conversion.”
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Frase de exemploMore modestly scaled than last year’s “ Magellan ,” Diaz’s swift return to his signature noirish image-making is, like his last film , a story of colonial conquest realized through religious conversion.
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“As with many a Diaz movie, “Makikiraan Po” features multiple characters and plot points, including that of “Moonglow” director Isabel Sandoval as Babayeng Indimatandog, meaning “untouchable woman,” the goddess of hope and animist healer believed to bring bad luck once touched.”
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Frase de exemploAs with many a Diaz movie, “Makikiraan Po” features multiple characters and plot points, including that of “Moonglow” director Isabel Sandoval as Babayeng Indimatandog, meaning “untouchable woman,” the goddess of hope and animist healer believed to bring bad luck once touched.
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Frase de exemploPowered by WordPress.com VIP Our Sites The American Pavilion ARTnews Art in America Artforum Art Week NYC Beauty Inc Billboard Deadline Dick Clark Productions The Dodo Eater Flow Space FN Gold Derby Golden Globes The Hollywood Reporter IndieWire Life is Beautiful Popsugar Punch SJ Denim Robb Report Rolling Stone SB Nation She Media She Knows Soaps Sourcing Journal Sportico Stylecaster SXSW Thrillist Variety The Verge VIBE WWD ad
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“As with many a Diaz movie, “Makikiraan Po” features multiple characters and plot points, including that of “Moonglow” director Isabel Sandoval as Babayeng Indimatandog, meaning “untouchable woman,” the goddess of hope and animist healer believed to bring bad luck once touched.”
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Frase de exemploAs with many a Diaz movie, “Makikiraan Po” features multiple characters and plot points, including that of “Moonglow” director Isabel Sandoval as Babayeng Indimatandog, meaning “untouchable woman,” the goddess of hope and animist healer believed to bring bad luck once touched.
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“During this epoch of endless construction and conversion, the Philippines is subjected to the horrors of Spain’s encomienda system, an exploitative labor structure implemented by conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi after recapturing Cebu in 1565.”
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Frase de exemploDuring this epoch of endless construction and conversion, the Philippines is subjected to the horrors of Spain’s encomienda system, an exploitative labor structure implemented by conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi after recapturing Cebu in 1565.
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““They’re practically begging for it.” Meanwhile, British-Spanish architect Alejo Smith (Daniel Palisa) claims he’s on the coveted island merely to build churches and fortresses.”
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Frase de exemplo“They’re practically begging for it.” Meanwhile, British-Spanish architect Alejo Smith (Daniel Palisa) claims he’s on the coveted island merely to build churches and fortresses.
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“Mad and mercurial, Bari-bari is responsible for many lifeless bodies casually strewn across the sullied landscape, as he revels in ambushing men journeying through the thickets.”
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Frase de exemploMad and mercurial, Bari-bari is responsible for many lifeless bodies casually strewn across the sullied landscape, as he revels in ambushing men journeying through the thickets.
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“As with many a Diaz movie, “Makikiraan Po” features multiple characters and plot points, including that of “Moonglow” director Isabel Sandoval as Babayeng Indimatandog, meaning “untouchable woman,” the goddess of hope and animist healer believed to bring bad luck once touched.”
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Frase de exemploAs with many a Diaz movie, “Makikiraan Po” features multiple characters and plot points, including that of “Moonglow” director Isabel Sandoval as Babayeng Indimatandog, meaning “untouchable woman,” the goddess of hope and animist healer believed to bring bad luck once touched.
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“More modestly scaled than last year’s “ Magellan ,” Diaz’s swift return to his signature noirish image-making is, like his last film , a story of colonial conquest realized through religious conversion.”
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Frase de exemploMore modestly scaled than last year’s “ Magellan ,” Diaz’s swift return to his signature noirish image-making is, like his last film , a story of colonial conquest realized through religious conversion.
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“More modestly scaled than last year’s “ Magellan ,” Diaz’s swift return to his signature noirish image-making is, like his last film , a story of colonial conquest realized through religious conversion.”
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Frase de exemploMore modestly scaled than last year’s “ Magellan ,” Diaz’s swift return to his signature noirish image-making is, like his last film , a story of colonial conquest realized through religious conversion.
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Frase de exemploSubscribe More from IndieWire "If it's meant to be, they can't mess it up" ‘Colin from Accounts’ Final Season Is for the F*ck-Ups Venice ‘Arrested Memory’ Review: Sabu Plays Amnesia for Gentle Comedy Venice ‘NAZA’ Review: The Israeli Directors of ‘No Other Land’ Illuminate the Mechanics of Genocide in Another Essential Documentary TIFF ‘Everytime’ Review: Sandra Wollner’s Infinitely Beguiling Portrait of Grief in the Digital Age Is One of the Most Haunting Films of the Decade Domhnall Gleeson Innocent ‘The Paper’ Review: Season 2 Can’t Deliver Its One, Big, Diabolical Idea Venice ‘Dau’ Review: After 20 Years of Production, Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s Infamous Mega-Project Comes to a Screeching Halt Daily Headlines Daily Headlines covering Film, TV and more.
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“And while it’s easy to conclude that he’s motivated by deep-seated avarice, Diaz gestures toward something more sinister: Bari-bari strikes a deal with Padre Enciso to kill Dungwen’s crew while leaving the priest’s son unscathed.”
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Frase de exemploAnd while it’s easy to conclude that he’s motivated by deep-seated avarice, Diaz gestures toward something more sinister: Bari-bari strikes a deal with Padre Enciso to kill Dungwen’s crew while leaving the priest’s son unscathed.