Movie Description

Mumbaki

(1996)

Overview

Joseph is a young doctor who returned to his hometown in the Mountain Province to bury his father, an Ifugao chieftain, who was killed during a tribal dispute. While there, he discovers his rich heritage and acquires pride in his being an Ifugao. Though the lure of a career in America remains strong, he is unable to resist the urge to help his village, which has resisted modern medicine and is now in the midst of a pneumonia epidemic and a civil war.

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Original TitleMumbaki

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1996-08-14

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 02h 10m

Production CompaniesViva Films,Neo Films,Johns Hopkins University

Genres

  • Drama
  • Action