- Set in the majestic rice terraces, Haw-Ang (English title: Before Harvest) is an indie film advocating children's right to quality education, empowerment of women, and welfare of our indigenous countrymen. It tells the story of Sister Adel, a light-hearted young nun who goes to a farming village in Ifugao to teach catechism and eventually build a schoolhouse. As she breaks the traditions of the tribe, she makes a big difference in the little lives of its people, especially that of Dacmay, a seven-year-old rowdy girl in search of her lost mother's love. At the same time, Sister Adel finally discovers her real mission in life. This is a poignant story of friendship and love that transcends age, culture, and belief. A tale that is at times comic and inevitably tragic, this is a film about being a woman, and more importantly, being human. It all begins at the time of preparing rice paddies for planting, in that season of hopes and dreams called "haw-ang."—Anonymous
- Sister Adel, a light-hearted young nun, embarks on a journey to a village in Ifugao whose indigenous people are as hard to reach as its pristine mountains. She meets Dacmay, a seven-year-old rowdy girl who understands much about the farming life of their tiny town, but not about her own mother who appears faceless in her dreams. Sister Adel only intends to teach catechism and eventually build a schoolhouse, but when the slow spirit of the village changes drastically upon her arrival, she will make a big difference in the little lives of its people, especially Dacmays. And at the same time, Sister Adel will finally discover her real mission in life.
This is a poignant story of friendship and love, transcending ages, cultures, and beliefs. A tale that is at times comic and inevitably tragic, this is a film about being a woman, and more importantly, being human. It all begins in the time of preparing rice paddies for planting, in that season of hopes and dreams called haw-ang.
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