[1][2][3][4][5] In a remote fishing island in the 1950s, Pepito (Jomari Yllana) grows up learning the trade of his mother, Rosa (Elizabeth Oropesa), the only midwife capable of delivering the newborn babies of their community.

At first, the young son doesn't mind the unusual arrangement, but as he grows older, he begins to resist the role traditionally meant only for women.

In time, Pepito's coming of age intersects with the lives of other islanders whose beliefs and struggles become critical impetus to his maturity.

[1] Production of the film began in June 1997 under the working title Mga Bangka sa Tag-araw.

It is an entry to the film festivals in London, Cairo, Bombay, Barcelona, Haifa and New York.