Joy and her six-year-old daughter, Angel, live in Manila, with her husband, Dante, a small-time criminal and alcoholic. Dante routinely returns home drunk at night and beats Joy brutally. This time is different, however, and he also hurts Angel. Joy flees to the local police post to finally get him sent to jail. But Joy learns that justice is not always swift. Joy feels that she and her daughter are increasingly under threat. A tale of one woman, but inspired by many, Verdict examines the turmoil experienced by Filipino women trying to escape for a better life.
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The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.