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* RRatedOpening: The first shot of the film is of a pig hanging upside-down having its jugulars sliced open by Dado followed by its (and many other pigs') undignified journey through the slaughterhouse. It really establishes the gritty nature of the story.

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* RRatedOpening: The first shot of the film is of a pig hanging upside-down having its jugulars sliced open by Dado followed by its (and many other pigs') undignified journey through the slaughterhouse.[[SickeningSlaughterhouse slaughterhouse]]. It really establishes the gritty nature of the story.


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* SickeningSlaughterhouse: The film's opening takes place in one of these, revealing that Dado is an employee there, where pigs are slaughtered through inhumane means.
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* AbusiveMom: Tonya, Insiang's mother, is verbally abusive and is indifferent to her welfare as a whole.

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* AbusiveMom: Tonya, Insiang's mother, is verbally abusive and is indifferent to her daughter's welfare as a whole.

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* BittersweetEnding: Emphasis on "bitter". [[spoiler:Bebot is beaten, Dado is killed by Tonya, who is in turn imprisoned. Insiang later visits her mother and reveals her plan and she never really loved Dado. Her mother asks if she's happy that she had gotten her revenge and answers "[[VengeanceFeelsEmpty no]]." Insiang tearfully embraces her mother, then parts. Her mother watches in tears while Insiang walks away stone-faced without looking back]].

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* BittersweetEnding: Emphasis on "bitter". [[spoiler:Bebot is beaten, Dado is killed by Tonya, who is in turn imprisoned. Insiang later visits her mother mother, revealing her plans and reveals her plan and how she never really loved Dado. Her mother asks if she's happy that she had gotten her revenge and answers "[[VengeanceFeelsEmpty no]]." Insiang tearfully embraces her mother, then parts. Her mother watches in tears while Insiang walks away stone-faced without looking back]].



* TearsOfRemorse: [[spoiler:Tonya who is imprisoned, possibly for life for murdering Dado, watches her daughter leave her for the last time with tears in her eyes.]]

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* TearsOfRemorse: [[spoiler:Tonya [[spoiler:Tonya, who is imprisoned, possibly for life for murdering Dado, watches her daughter leave her for the last time with tears in her eyes.]]


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* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Insiang admits to her mother near the end that getting her revenge did not make her happy.

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