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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.663 |
Directed By
Butch Perez
Crew
Manet A. Dayrit
Jaime Fabregas
Eduardo Jacinto
Amado Lacuesta
Butch Perez
Butch Perez
TOP CAST
Raymart Santiago
Dr. Joseph Dumalilon
Albert Martinez
Carlos Bakayyawan
Joel Torre
Dr. Felix Lorenzo
Rachel Alejandro
Dr. Nancy David
Ruby Moreno
Aya Iyawan
Ace Espinosa
Daniel Atiwan
Angel Aquino
Dolores
Ray Ventura
Apong Ginoldang
Pen Medina
Ramon Atiwan
Edward Vergara
Johnny Dimalinon
Rolando Tinio
Ngidulu
Randy David
Ngidulu's Assistant
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