The Agony in Cutud

Cutud, a town 30 minutes away from Joey’s ancestral home, is world-famous for its Lenten rites, which are held every Good Friday, or the Friday before Easter. The snuffx.com-worthy rites are a re-enactment of Christ’s Passion and Death, complete with a passion play, culminating with the actual nailing of at least three flagellants to a wooden cross atop a makeshift Calvary.

Joey and Rey once accompanied Edith, photographer and close friend, to Cutud to shoot pictures for a documentary. To get to the Calvary, which is the stage for the crucifixions, one had to endure a 30-minute walk along a dirt road packed with both pilgrims and tourists. Many foreign visitors, especially those who are not used to choking on dust under the 30-degree-celcius-hot sun, do not make it to the Calvary.

WARNING: The following scenes contain blood and gore. Viewer discretion is advised.
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