Indie film "Kalayaan" focuses on lonely soldiers in Spratly.

Julian, a Filipino soldier stationed in Kota Island, is ready to leave Kalayaan. He already

completed his three months of service. News of a pending coup d' etat in Manila orders

him to stay in the island until further notice. With nothing much to do, he spends his

waiting hours walking by the beachfront, cleaning his rifle, watching porn, listening to

songs on his old radio to overcome boredom and loneliness.

He also has to contend with ‘someone’ seemingly watching him. Not until his officer

from the main island sends the loud mouth Lucio and the newbie Eric to station with

him on the island. Their moments together - chatting, drinking, playing basketball

and exchanging stories about a ghost soldier opens up things that Julian tries to forget.

He is now confronted with a growing loneliness and remembers a traumatic experience

in his past, which he doesn’t want to talk about. His only option for survival is to cope with

reality or lose his own sanity.

Cast:

• Ananda Everingham
• Kiki Sugino
• Zanjoe Marudo
• Luis Alandy

Alix tapped Laotian-Australian actor Ananda Everingham, who is best known as the lead

actor in the horror film ‘Shutter’, as the film’s lead actor and play the role of a Filipino

soldier stationed in the the remote island and coping up with loneliness.