Culion

In the 1940s, Anna, Doris, and Ditas are patients afflicted with Hansen’s Disease (or widely known as leprosy) who live in Culion at a time when the disease is practically a life sentence. No cure has yet been found, and no one is allowed to leave.

Culion is a film set in the 1940s on an island that was once a leprosarium. It’s about three leper women who are trying to fight the stigma of their illness while redefining their roles as women, mothers, friends, and human beings.

Director: Alvin Yapan
Writer: Ricky Lee
Stars: Iza Calzado, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Meryll Soriano, Suzette Ranillo, Joem Bascon, Mike Liwag, Joel Saracho, Lee O’Brian, Nico Locco, Upeng Fernandez, Mayen Estanero, Mai Fanglayan, Earl Andrew Figueroa, Roven Alejandro, Ruth Alferez, Jai Astor, Don Melvin Boongaling, Raflesia Bravo