[breathing heavily]
[knocking on door]
Anyone home?
[doorknob rattling]
[knocking on door]
Is anyone home?
- Jo! - [gasps]
[breathing heavily]
Are you okay?
Relax!
I thought you’d never make it,
Jo, what’s happening?
[background chatter]
The boat will be leaving in the morning,
Have you told your mom?
No,
[background chatter]
They were still asleep when I left,
Besides, she won’t follow me,
Mom’s still the same,
She still doesn't want to leave the house every night,
All the warnings she told us since we were kids,
she still believes in them until now,
It's probably the influence of the nuns who raised her,
It's quite contagious,
Jo, what's happening?
What do you mean?
One night,
before I left the house,
It was around three in the morning,
I was the only one awake,
[knocking]
I remembered what my mother said,
Do not open the door,
when it's past midnight,
[knocking]
Jo,
Is it the curse?
Jo, don't tell me you believe in that too,
[gasping, breathing heavily]
What have you done?
Jo?
She said you'll be taken within three days,
Listen to me,
Remember what your sister Jamie said?
Aunt Lilet can no longer think straight,
She's been like that for a long time,
And it got worse when your father passed away,
Do you think I'm messed up too because I believe in their stories?
I think you've just been with Aunt Lilet for too long,
She's been telling you those things her whole life, right?
That's one of the reasons why Jamie left, isn't it?
Jamie wasn’t here,
She didn't see what I saw,
Jo?
Jo, are you alright? Jo!
Do you have your antacid with you?
- Here, - I'm okay,
You haven't eaten yet, and you're stressed out,
Some stores are still open, I'm going to buy you some food,
Manu, I said I'm okay,
Just stay here, I'll be back,
Manu, please,
Jo,
Don't let yourself live in fear,
What's the point of all this if we'll stay like this?
Once everything's okay in Manila, I'll come back here,
I'll also talk to Lilet and Jun about us,
I won't be afraid anymore,
I won't stay long, I promise,
Jamie, call me please,
Manu?
Manu, is that you?
JOANA: Jamie, call me, please!
Back up some more, please!
[background chatter]
Uncle Jun,
[background chatter]
I'm glad you managed to travel right away,
[background chatter]
Captain,
I've already told them to put that down,
It's embarrassing,
I got this,
Let's go,
Come on,
Alright,
They didn't find any other fingerprints except for Manu's,
However, based on the investigation,
they’re convinced it was a suicide,
How's Julius?
He doesn't know the details and he doesn't have to,
I don't understand,
I know Manu,
They're on good terms,
You should've told us, Jamie,
I know Manu too,
The kid has problems,
We shouldn't have let him get close to Jo,
Was it really Manu who should’ve stayed away from Jo?
Your mother loved Joana, and still loves you very much,
She was tough towards all of you, because she worries,
If only she knew what Jo has been going through,
she wouldn't have allowed this to happen,
Many storms have come and gone,
yet, it's still standing,
That’s always been there, even before my dad's time,
It is said to be one of the first house built here,
a dormitory used by nuns,
Jamie,
Please, don't start a fight with your mom,
Your mother is grieving,
Not right now,
When did I ever start one?
[murmuring]
Condolences, dear,
[murmuring]
Dear, condolences,
[murmuring]
Julius,
[murmuring]
One has gone missing,
I can't find it,
You'll find it eventually,
This is our postcard collection,
This used to be a trend back then,
Can’t believe she kept them all,
All of my projects,
even when I was young, she kept them all,
She said to me before,
she would never leave me,
Jo didn’t really want to leave you,
but she knew her life would go nowhere if she stayed,
They’re not telling me anything,
But I know what happened to Jo,
She was taken by the Kumakatok,
It's the curse,
After three days,
you'll hear a knock at your door,
Three knocks,
And if you open it,,,
they will take you,
That’s what mom tells me,
Don’t listen to her,
She’s filling your head with nonsense,
There is no curse,
No one took Jo,
But, how did she die?
I don't know, Julius,
I don't know,
Mom,
Do you need help?
Just wash those dishes over there, please,
You're still using too much soap,
I thought you would have learned something from your job,
The house looks just as it did before,
Do you believe Joana really took her own life?
The police said it was a suicide,
She opened the door that one night,
I've told you several times already, when it's past midnight, do not--
Mom,
Let's not make it complicated,
What the police said, that's what happened,
When will you believe me?
You weren't here anyway,
- You didn't see what Joana went through, - Exactly, that's it,
Yes, I wasn't here,
but you've always been with her, and yet you failed to protect her,
Let's not argue about this,
Argue about how your sister died?
- How can we avoid the curse? - You want to know what I think happened?
I think Jo went crazy,
We grew up in fear thanks to your tales,
She couldn't handle it, so she preferred to die,
You seem to have forgotten what happened to your father!
That’s enough!
We have new visitors,
Manu is also here,
What is he doing here?
Let her be, Jamie,
I told you not to set foot here,
How dare you,
Lilet, stop, I got this,
- I just wanted to see Jo, - Manu,,,
Just go,
You want to see her?
If only you hadn't left her that night, she wouldn't have been taken--
[people murmuring]
- Ma, are you okay? - Manu, leave!
[people murmuring]
Help me!
[people murmuring]
She needs her medicine,
Her medicine is all used up, Uncle Jun,
Lilet,
You should take care of yourself, Julius needs you,
[people murmuring]
Manu!
[people murmuring]
Manu!
How are you?
I've been telling her to consult the doctor,
just in case she might have caught it from Aunt Lilet,
But I'm also starting to think,,,
maybe what she was seeing is real,
She was followed there,
and she was taken,
I know what I'm about to say has no basis,
But I have a feeling that I’m next,
Do you have anyone with you at your house?
No, My mom is in Manila,
Do you want to stay in the barangay for a while?
I'll talk to uncle Jun,
Nothing will change, Jamie,
Wherever I go, they will follow me,
Manu!
I'm going to the town to buy your mother's medicine, I'll be right back,
Can't we help Manu?
Stay away from him, Jamie, There's nothing you can do about it,
Your mother needs you more,
Wait,
Uncle, what’s wrong with mom?
Oh,,, Don't worry,
she just needs her maintenance for hypertension,
You know us, elders,
we have short fuses,
[sniffling]
I'm here now, Jo,
I'm here,
[sobbing, sniffling]
[knocking]
What are you doing?
We have a visitor,
Don't mind them,
[knocking]
It's Uncle Jun,
Mom!
I apologize,
I was just dealing with some papers for the mortuary,
Did I buy the right things?
I just followed the list that Julius gave me,
What were you two fighting about?
It's nothing,
Something must’ve woken her up,
Anyway,
I'll get going,
Thank you, Uncle Jun,
I won't take long,
Just putting on my shoes,
I'll be heading back to Manila tomorrow,
My flight is on Friday,
Leaving already?
I don't want to argue with mom anymore,
You know how we fight,
Come with me,
Even just for a vacation,
What if mom refuses?
If you tell her that you want to go,
she won't refuse,
You're her youngest son, after all,
It's just a vacation, right?
But I'll be needing to come back here,
No worries, I'll bring you back here,
I'll let mom know,
But after the burial, Jamie,
Just not now,
They say,
that every second, someone dies on this earth,
We have always tried to find the secret to long-lasting life,
But, whether we accept it or not,
we haven't succeeded in escaping death,
This is a part of life,
Death will always come for us,
We just have to accept it when the time comes,
Julius,
Let's go,
Aren't you coming yet?
You go ahead first,
I'll follow,
Mom,
Jamie said,
I should come with her to Manila,
Alright,
I loved her, Jamie,
I know,
I didn’t get to see her face,
The last time I saw her,,,
I just want to forget that image,
What did she look like?
Does she look peaceful?
[knocking]
- [knocking] - [gasps]
Ah!
Manu, are you oka-- Manu!
Manu, wait!
- I'm here, - How's the flight?
- When are you returning? - My flight is next week,
Sorry had to attend personal matters,
[knocking]
[hushed prayer]
Holy Mary, mother of God, forgive us sinners,,,
now and at the hour of our death, Amen,
Lord, please take care of Julius on his journey,
Keep him away from temptations and evil spirits,
Guide him with your angels to return in his home safely,
Let's go,
Did you pack your toothbrush?
Yes, mom,
Don't get caught in the rain, you might catch a cold,
I'm okay, mom,
Are you sure about this, son?
Isn't your your sister Jamie forcing you?
I’m sure,
Remember,
everything I've done in life,
I did to keep us together,
to keep us away from danger,
I'll take care of him,
You’ve said that before,
Go now, You might miss the boat,
Julius!
Take care of yourself,
Don't get caught in the rain next time, okay?
Goodbye,
Jo,,,
Look after them,
Thank you,
Wait,,,
Why are we here?
I thought we were going to catch the boat?
Jamie?
Why are we here?
Jamie?
We’ll stay here for tonight,
Jaime,
Why? What's going on?
Just go straight,
Our room’s at the end,
[TV playing in the background]
I'm sorry about earlier,
[TV playing in the background]
I was just stressed,
What's happening between you and mom?
You weren't like this before,
I don't know either,
Ever since dad died,,,
Mom has become like this,
How did he die?
Do you really want to know?
When mom was still pregnant with you,
Dad had reached a breaking point,
He wanted to leave,
They had a huge fight,
And then the next day, Dad's body was found by the river,
Did he kill himself?
But, according to mom,
Dad opened the door,
She said The Kumakatok had entered,
But I think Mom just can't admit it,
She can't admit that Dad took his life,
Because she knows, people will blame her,
From that time onwards,
she’s always been this way,
Always paranoid about everything,
Mom needed to believe in the Kumakatok,
in order to accept dad's death,
I'm okay with that,
Do you believe her?
Nothing's wrong in believing,
I just don't want you to be,,,
Be what?
Crazy, like mother,
You're leaving now? It's already late!
It’s still raining outside,
Julius, what about the ticket I bought for you?
That was hard for me to get,
No one told you to do it, right?
You decided it yourself!
[knocking]
[whispering]
I'm here now,
I'm already here,
- I need,,, - Manu?
[whispering]
Manu,,,
What are you doing here? What happened to you?
I needed to come back here,
They've been calling me, Jamie,
It's Jo,,,
I still see her,
I still hear her,
I've been hearing all of them,
Are you okay?
I'm sorry,
I'm sorry, Jamie, for everything,
Don't blame yourself,
The other night,
I was alone at home,
Someone knocked at the door,
I opened the door,
But, no one was there,
Since then, I've been seeing and hearing things,,,
It's real,
She's right,
She was right--
[knocking]
[screaming]
Jamie, what's going on?
Manu, are you okay?
You can stay there,
You might just need to rest,
Jamie,
Is he alright?
Manu just needs a place to stay,
Just for tonight,
[gasps]
Julius is missing,
He might have gone home,
Jamie, wait,
Julius,
Julius!
Julius,
Julius!
Mom!
Mom, open the door!
Mom!
Open the door,
Mom!
Please, open the door,
What do you need?
How's Julius?
Just go, Jamie,
Don't expect me to allow Julius to go with you,
Mom, wait,
Just leave us!
You’ve decided to forsake us a long time ago,
Mom!
Just let them rest for a while,
Do you have a place to stay, Manu?
You have to leave, Jamie,
Why?
I think,,,
This place is truly cursed,
Look at the lives of the people here,
It's hopeless, they're all going nowhere,
So, it's better to leave,
The last time I talked to Jo,
Before I left,
I promised her that no matter what happens,
I'll be there for her,
Ever since you and Jo got together,
We started to talk less,
I'll admit, I was a bit annoyed with you back then,
But I knew she was happy,
And that's all that mattered to me,
I just couldn't understand why she did this,
That's what I wanted to find out,
That's probably why I went back to the motel,
I tried looking for answers,
You knocked on our door that night,
I went straight to room 12,
I didn't know that you and Julius were there,
I heard a knock on our door,
When I opened the door, there was no one there,
- If it wasn't you, then who was it? - I didn't pass through your room, Jamie,
Then who did that?
I also started hearing the knocks after Jo died,
Damn it, don't tell me you too,
[breathing heavily]
Manu!
Manu?
[screaming]
Manu!
Hey!
Uncle Jun,
Where are we going?
When your father passed away,
I couldn’t be at ease,
Lilet kept talking about The Kumakatok,
I was the only one who believed her,
I tried to follow the curse after your father's death,
In the course of my investigation,
I was cursed,
I heard the knock for three days,
three days, and then they take you,
They want lives, Jamie,
Whether it's yours, or someone else’s,
Lorna gave her life to save me,
I learned there's only one way to stop them,
I should've ended this when they were still after me,
How were you going to do that?
I’ll go far away where no one can hear me,
You have three days,
Don't leave San Sebastian for now,
On the third day, I'll come to get you,
I'll be the one they take, not my family,
You talk just like mom,
Jamie,,,
It's not about the curse,
There's a reason why all of this is happening,
Uncle, I won't let anything happen to you,
But why, you?
Why do you have to sacrifice yourself for me?
Jamie, there's a reason why fate brought you back here in San Sebastian,
You need to understand,
You are the missing piece to bring your family together,
They need you, not me,
Jamie,
Jamie, where are you going?
Jamie,
Julius!
Why are you here alone?
Where's mom?
She went to the clinic,
She said her head was hurting again,
We need to leave now,
You've already packed your things, right?
- Jamie, - We don't have much time,
Get your things now!
Over here!
Julius,
Jamie,
It’s Uncle Jun!
- Uncle Jun! - What happened?
We need to leave, They're already here,
That’s your mom,
I told her you're here,
Mom,
Sorry,
I'm sorry,
He was twelve years old,
Look at this,
Julius,
Come on, Let's sleep,
Do you know where this is?
You don't know?
You went to study here in grade school,
That's where your dad and I met,
Don't you remember?
They tore down the old building,
built a new, bigger one,
so maybe that's why you don't recognize it,
This is me, your Uncle Jun, and your dad,
That house behind us,,,
That house is one of the oldest in San Sebastian,
The story goes,
during the time of the Japanese,
there were American soldiers,,,
who knocked on those doors in the middle of the night,
The nuns who were there let them in,
and helped them,
They fed them, gave them shelter,
But when the Americans got what they wanted,
they killed the nuns,
Mom?
Oh,,,
Mom?
It’s nothing,
I just came here straightaway,
That's why I didn't bring my medicine,
But, it's okay, I'll just sleep it off,
Jamie,
Where are you going?
Mom left her medicine at home,
and I was just going to get it,
Let me do it,
You shouldn't go out,
Do you remember our deal?
I've got this,
I will end this,
Just stay here, okay?
“They cannot enter,”
Jamie,
Ma,
What are you doing here?
This place,,,
It somehow called me,
It seems someone also lived here,
Maybe they were called too,
Perhaps they tried to escape the curse as well,
Jamie,
There's no place that’s safe,
They will find you no matter what,
You can't escape this alone,
Come on,
you have one more day left,
Run!
- [breathing heavily] - [growling]
[growling]
- Over there! - There!
[growling]
My God,,,
Please have mercy,
Lord, protect us,
[knocking]
[grunting]
[knocking]
Mom! Let’s go!
You go first!
[knocking]
Mom!
- Mom, let's go! - They won't stop,
Only a life can satisfy them,
Mom!
I need to do this!
We can still find a way! Come with me, please!
This is the only way!
Take Julius away from here,
You take care of each other,
- You have to fight, - Mom!
Mom, let's go, please,
Mom!
Thank you,
I should be in that casket, not her,
Why did you have to lie?
You said,
Lilet forgot her medicine,
I didn’t want you to risk your life for me,
I already told you,,,
I've got you,
I wish it had been me,
This shouldn't have happened,
Let him be,
I still can't find the other one,
I hope it can find its way out,
When we go to Manila,,,
Will everything be okay?
I don't know, Julius,
But we need to try,
I'll go ahead,
You take care of Julius for now, okay?
I'll just drop by the hospital,
to get Lilet's death certificate,
Be safe, Uncle,
I just don't understand,
Why did they knock on your door that night?
You weren't the last one to talk to Jo,
I don’t know too,
I only started hearing the knocks when I came to the island,
I might be right,
I've long thought that this place is cursed,
Jamie,
Lilet just didn’t tell you,
but,,, she always wished for you to come back here,
Despite everything,
I’m glad her wish came true,
[phone ringing]
Hello?
Jamie,
Do not open the door,
Do not open the door, Jamie,
They are coming,
Do not open the door,
[knocking]