00:00 In the south of the Philippines, on the island of Mindanao, modernity has not yet invaded everything.
00:47 In the province of Bukidnon, rice harvests punctuate life. At each harvest, the peasants of the small village of Kalabugao, located in the middle of the mountains, entrust their precious goods to the drivers and brokers in charge of selling them at the market.
01:51 During the monsoon, the country is subject to the dangers of nature.
03:38 The archipelago remains a wild and dangerous place where the inhabitants are left to fend for themselves.
05:55 With the rain many vehicles get stuck in the mud
12:30 People in the Philippines think luck is earned
14:45 The roads are so bad that driving fast is impossible
18:45 This old tattoo artist is credited with mystical powers
21:21 The inhabitants of the island have a habit of hanging the coffins on the cliff
22:55 By getting stuck on the road, they risk losing all their merchandise
28:03 Many Filipinos wish to get rich despite the dangers
32:10 In the Philippines the soil is full of gold
44:00 When not transporting rice, this driver becomes a traveling mechanic
Overloaded trucks have to travel 70 kilometers, a trip that usually takes about six hours, can take several days during the rainy season. A little further south, in the Compostela Valley, strange trucks called "Saddam", in reference to the former Iraqi dictator, begin their daily excursion.