'It Comes by Night' follows the lives of people whose fates entwine during the extrajudicial killings in Manila. Shot over the course of two years, the film documents the policies set into motion by Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte against suspected drug peddlers, users, and small-time criminals.
When men turn up dead, the old folks whisper of the "aswang"—a shapeshifting beast from folklore. In Manila, bodies pile up, and lives entwine as the state wages a brutal war against drug and crime.
