Set in the turbulent decade of
the 70s, the film is based on the true-life story of Ongkoy (Robin Padilla) who
was once the leader of the infamous anti-vigilante group “Kuratong Baleleng.”
Ongkoy is regarded by many as the “Robinhood” of Ozamis Mindanao and his
passionate and powerful views on family and patriotism remains to be the stuff
of legend in Filipino culture even to this very day. Ongkoy, remains
controversial even after his death because of the spreading news that his body
has not decomposed at all when it was exhumed after 20 years of lying in state
some feet below the ground. This is part of the mystery and myth surrounding
the controversial life of Ongkoy.
