Seklusyon Cast and Characters

In the year 1947, Padre Ricardo (Neil Ryan Sese) arrives at a marketplace to investigate people whose ailments were miraculously healed by a child named Anghela Sta. Ana (Rhed Bustamante), who is assisted by a mysterious nun, Sister Cecilia (Phoebe Walker). As Padre Ricardo questions Anghela, another ill villager arrives asking to be healed, which Anghela does. Padre Ricardo becomes suspicious of Anghela's powers; every time she heals someone, black liquid drips from her mouth.

Miguel (Ronnie Alonte), a deacon, arrives at a secluded building and meets Sandoval (Lou Veloso), a former priest who has been excommunicated by the bishop. Sandoval tells him about the old church ritual where deacons or aspiring priests are sent in a secluded area on the last seven days of their training, the purpose of which is to shield them from evil, for it is believed that the last seven days is when they are most vulnerable to the influence of the devil. While in seclusion, Miguel meets fellow deacons, Carlo, Fabian, and Marco.

While in a church, Padre Ricardo is startled by a mysterious figure. He follows the figure and discovers that it is Anghela in a bloodied state. It is revealed that her parents have been massacred, and that she and Sister Cecilia disappeared afterwards. The bishop orders that Anghela and Sister Cecilia be moved together to a secluded place despite Padre Ricardo's protests about his suspicions of Sister Cecilia.

Arriving to where the four deacons are secluded, Sandoval at first refuses to let Anghela and Sister Cecilia stay, as they will disrupt the deacons' training, but later begrudgingly agrees because he is told that their stay is under the order of the bishop. One night, Anghela goes into the kitchen to ask Sandoval for food and water, and later on talks to him about his excommunication. As Anghela convinces him that he was not at fault for his sins, Sandoval leaves the next morning, thanking Anghela and telling the deacons that they will be under her guardianship from now on. At dinner that night, the deacons are shocked to find that the bread they were suppose to eat has become moldy and spoiled. Anghela then asks Sister Cecilia to hand her the basket of bread and miraculously makes the bread edible again. Afterwards, she turns the tap water into wine. Three of the deacons are impressed and sees her powers as miracles, but Miguel is not convinced. Later that night, as the deacons fall asleep, they are visited by recurring nightmares in the form of their sins: Marco's gluttonous nature was the cause of his siblings' death from starvation during the war; Fabian's entry into the priesthood is a way to leave and neglect his physically abusive mother; and Miguel is taunted by his dead ex-lover, Erina, in the form of the Virgin Mary.

Padre Ricardo continues his investigation and arrives at a convent to question the Mother Superior about Sister Cecilia. Despite her rudeness, the Mother Superior willingly gives him Sister Cecilia's records, but tells him to stop investigating and to never come back to the convent. In the records, Padre Ricardo discovers that Sister Cecilia was raped by several men during the World War and that part of her face was burned. She later became Anghela's teacher and he assumes that Anghela healed Sister Cecilia's burns. He also discovers that Anghela was raised in an orphanage and was adopted. As Padre Ricardo reads the documents, to his surprise, one of the documents appeared to have the name "NgaHela" written on it, which is said to be the name of the devil incarnate. The document explains that Anghela's healing and miraculous powers come not from God, but from the devil. With evidence of Anghela as a false prophet and Sister Cecilia being one of her minions, Padre Ricardo visits the bishop and tries to convince him of the child's true nature. During the conversation, Sandoval arrives and shoots the bishop in the head. He informs the shocked Padre Ricardo about Anghela's whereabouts and that she is waiting for him.

On their last few days of training, Anghela convinces the four deacons to redeem themselves from their sins by feeding their vices, sometimes using Sister Cecilia as a pawn for her schemes. The first to succumb was Marco, who gave in to his gluttonous nature. Next was Fabian, who is revealed to be abusive towards women due to the abuse he receives from his mother. Carlo is revealed to be a pedophile and was the next to succumb to Anghela's power. During a mass held by Anghela in the building's chapel, Miguel, who is still hostile towards her, tries to convince the other deacons that she is not to be trusted. The other deacons do not listen, telling him that she has helped them get through their suffering during their seclusion. Miguel angrily calls Anghela a false prophet and runs out of the building into a wooded area where he is followed by Anghela, Sister Cecilia, and the three deacons. During the chase, Miguel trips, hits his head on a rock, and is knocked unconcious. The next scene shows a flashback of Miguel's relationship with Erina. It is revealed that Miguel left Erina with their unborn child to undergo the priesthood. Feeling betrayed and heartbroken by his decision to leave her, Erina hangs and kills herself after giving birth to their child. During this time, Anghela sees Miguel and heals his head wound. As Miguel wakes up, he realizes that Anghela is his daughter. Back at the chapel, Anghela continues her ritual and has the four deacons drink from a cup filled with black liquid. Miguel drinks from the cup, but is still doubtful of Anghela.

Padre Ricardo arrives and finally confronts Anghela, telling her that he knows who she is and tries to exorcise her, only to be burned to death by her supernatural powers. Miguel witnesses what happened, takes Anghela to the chapel, barricading the door, and confronts her. Anghela reveals herself as NgaHela, a demon whose malevolent plot is to take over the church. The people she has healed with her powers uncontrollably worship her and devote themselves to her.

As Sister Cecilia and the three deacons try to break down the barricade, Miguel grabs a knife and stabs Anghela several times. Black liquid drips out from her mouth as she slowly dies. Miguel then escapes and is never to be seen again. The movie ends with Fabian, Carlo, and Marco, ordained by the new bishop into the priesthood, still unaware that they were not blessed by God, but instead were blessed by the devil.