(crying) I am recording this in 1995. If you find this, you are alive. Good. Now listen. Your father is dead. I killed him. Not with a knife. With silence. I told no one what he did. I let him rot in his own shame. But you… you are not shame. You are the only good thing I ever made. And I had to lose you to save you. That is the curse of the anak . We inherit the sins we try to escape.
I used to think hate was the opposite of love. It’s not. Indifference is. And you… you were never indifferent. You were just a coward with good intentions.
She wraps the baby in a worn blanket. Places her inside a cardboard box. Walks two kilometers through mud. Leaves the box at the gate of a convent.
I forgive you. But I won’t forget. That’s the deal, Ma.
For those interested in reading the script of Moana movie, excerpts are available online. A closer analysis of the script reveals the careful attention to detail and cultural sensitivity that went into its creation.
Upon her return, Josie expects a warm reunion but is instead met with coldness and resentment , particularly from her eldest daughter, Carla (played by Claudine Barretto