Inspired by the life of Catholic priest turned communist rebel Conrado Balweg, it stars Phillip Salvador as the eponymous rebel, alongside Rio Locsin, Tetchie Agbayani, Johnny Delgado, Pinky Amador, Jose Romulo, Mon Godiz, Bebong Osorio, Eddie Infante, and Baldo Marro.
[1] Perez asserted that they did not fictionalize any element in Conrado Balweg's story for the film, stating that "The people concerned are still alive[,] we had to be very careful.
[7] In the magazine Philippine News and Features (PNF), five members of the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People's Army (CPP-NPA) who allegedly knew Balweg while he was an NPA member released a collective critique of the film, stating that the film unfairly treats Balweg as a central figure in the struggle of people in the Cordilleras.
However, Feria noted that there were competent performances given by Johnny Delgado and Eddie Infante, while the action scenes were adequately staged.
He wrote that "In trying to portray Balweg as a larger-than-life hero, [...] the movie only succeeds in doing the opposite as it unwittingly depicts the man as an opportunist wanting in direction.