Bambanti (international title Scarecrow) is a 2015 Filipino independent film[1] directed by Zig Dulay starring Alessandra de Rossi, Shamaine Buencamino, Micko Laurente and Julio Diaz.
One day, Martha arranges to have Popoy fetched to her home from school, and asks him whether he had seen an expensive gold watch that went missing after his and Belyn's last cleaning job.
A visit to a psychic, who confirms that a man and a woman stole the watch, and by Cristy's grandmother Cita, who gave the watch to Cristy as an heirloom, also yields inconclusive results as Belyn and Martha's cordial relations deteriorate and Popoy and Belyn continue to deny the accusations.
News of the theft spreads, and Belyn and Popoy are shunned by the community as Cristy falsely accuses them of selling the watch.
[5] Oggs Cruz, writing for Rappler, praised the film, comparing its story to a morality play and describing Zig Dulay's message as "criticizing how Filipinos hide their faults beneath colorful masks, costumes, smiles, and courteous gestures", only "to point fingers, offer that sacrificial lamb, all for the sake of overrated reputation" at times of reckoning.