‘Makikiraan Po (Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors)’ Review: Lav Diaz and Isabel Sandoval Team Up for a Mournful, Modest Anti-Colonial Drama

Filmmaker Lav Diaz returns to his signature black-and-white style in the anti-colonial period drama Makikiraan Po, also known as Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors. Collaborating with Isabel Sandoval, Diaz delivers a mournful, slow-burn narrative that serves as a companion to his previous film, Magellan. Set nearly a century after Magellan's arrival in the Philippine Archipelago, the film provides a precise and restless insight into bruised history, blending modest production with an immaculate, scarring cinematic vision.