''Banal'' is the 2019 Filipino

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film directed by Peter Abanna. The film stars

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, Taki and Kim Last.

Plot

Erika Villanueva has a

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mother. She learned from her friend Yella "Yel" De Leon about a sacred mountain where devotees of Mary held a miracle cure that can heal all diseases. Erika enlists the help of her friends Richard "Richie/Rich" Santos, Rithea "Thea" Del Rosario and Jesus "Mac" De Andres to go on hiking on the sacred mountain to find the cure that can save her mother. One night, the group were possessed except for Erika, injuring Thea and Mac. The following morning, Yel went missing, and Mac and Thea were killed by a ghostly figure. As Rich and Erika continue towards the peak of the mountain, Rich learned from a group of armed men that Erika was chosen to be a demonic sacrificial offering to the God of Tumao, ''Ina'' (Mother). There were no devotees of Mary in the mountain, but

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s who worship ''Ina''. Erika was captured and learned that Yel was a member of the cult. Yel considers Erika to be "pure" and was therefore worthy to be sacrificed to ''Ina''. Rich and his group reached the cult just in time, and in the ensuing battle, Yel was injured. Rich and Erika escapes, but Yel offers Erika one last chance to sacrifice her own life in order to save her mother. Using a flare gun, Erika shot Yel which burns her to death. Later on, Erika and Rich are rescued by authorities.

Cast

as Erika Villanueva *

as Richard "Richie/Rich" Santos *

as Rithea "Thea" Del Rosario * Taki as Yella "Yel" De Leon * Kim Last as Jesus "Mac" De Andres *

Lou Veloso Luciano "Lou" Mariñas Veloso (born January 7, 1948) is a Filipino actor, comedian, director and politician. He is known for his supporting roles in over 30 comedy films, which include ''Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang'' (1985), ''Pulis Patola'' (1993 ...

as Manong Cielo * Ermie Concepcion as Aling Daling * Arvic James Tan as Ian (Mountaineer 1) *

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as Mountaineer 2 *

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as Erika's mother.

References

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* 2010s psychological horror films 2019 films 2019 horror films Philippine psychological horror films Filipino-language films {{2010s-horror-film-stub