Joel Lamangan

It is the year 2034 AD and Southeast Asia has been in the dark for the last three years, literally, because the sun hasn't shone as a result of massive volcanic eruptions at the Celebes Sea in 2031. Madmen control countries, communities, enclaves and bubble cities. Cataclysmic epidemics razed over the continent. Millions have died and millions have left. (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs)

The film is set in the dry town of Cupang. The locals believe the drought to be a curse placed on them for driving away a leper. However, after Elsa claims to see an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the sad, forgotten town is consumed with commercialism and exploitation. Elsa mysteriously acquires healing powers and the whole village becomes a bustling venue for mass-produced statues of saints, tours, bottles of miraculous water, and souvenir T-shirts. (wikipedia)