The film begins with the execution of
GOMBURZA in the aftermath of the
1872 Cavite Mutiny. On July 3, 1892,
Dr. Jose Rizal establishes
La Liga Filipina, a peaceful reform movement that aims to unite all Filipinos and give them one voice. One of its members is
Andres Bonifacio, who is currently supporting his siblings, as both their parents died due to illness. Rizal is later arrested after the Spanish authorities uncover the organization. Bonifacio then decides to form the
Katipunan to lead a revolution against the Spanish colonizers. With the help of his friend
Teodoro Plata, he meets
Gregoria de Jesús, who is also known as Bantug and Oriang. Bonifacio visits the church, meeting Bantug again. She knows that he joined a group of
Masons and is not religious. Bonifacio denies the accusations, saying that those are just inventions of the
friars. Later that day, while walking on the street, they encounter a friend of Oriang, begging a friar to give his salary in the
polo. However, the friar refuses and instead makes derogatory remarks towards the man. Later, he is shot by one of the Spanish soldiers due to his attempt on attacking the man, who later issues a threatening warning to everyone in the vicinity. Afterwards, the man's father mourns over the death of his son. Bonifacio and Oriang's relationship develops and they finally marry after Bantug's parents give their approval. Then while recruiting additional
katipuneros, Bonifacio finds out that Teodoro and his sister
Nonay are lovers. The following day, a
gobernadorcillo named
Emilio Aguinaldo is inducted to the Katipunan. The Katipunan starts publishing the newspaper
Ang Kalayaan through the printing press of
Diario de Manila. They distribute the papers to their fellow countrymen to further expand the organization. However, word of these subversive activities eventually reaches the Spanish authorities. After hearing this, the Spanish raid the Katipunan's
Binondo press office wherein they discover
Ang Kalayaan. Because of this discovery, they begin to grow wary of anti-government activities. Afterwards, one of the paper's publishers is tortured. Upon seeing the man's dead body, Bonifacio calls all the Katipuneros to gather in
Tandang Sora's home. Tandang Sora gives a sword to Bonifacio for him to use during their fights against the Spaniards. Later on, Bonifacio declares the start of the revolution on August 29, 1896. All men and women tear their
cedulas and they scream, "
Mabuhay ang Katipunan! Mabuhay ang rebolusyon! Mabuhay ang Supremo!" On the day of the revolution, they cross a river and secretly pull a foot of one of the Spanish soldiers while the other one is shot by Bonifacio. In the entrance of one of the officials' houses, Bonifacio throws a torch that is lit up in the trolley loaded with canisters and shoots it, letting them get inside the gate. A battle then ensues between the revolutionaries and the Spanish garrison. Eventually, Bonifacio is able to kill the Spanish commander by stabbing. After the battle, the Katipuneros replace the flag of Spain with the KKK flag. Aguinaldo's comrades are concerned that the revolution might die under Bonifacio's leadership. They advise Aguinaldo to urge Bonifacio to come to Cavite to reunify the factions of the
Magdiwang and
Magdalo and hold an
election for it. Aguinaldo is elected as the president, while Bonifacio is only elected as the
interior minister. A Magdalo member,
Daniel Tirona, objects to his election and insults him, angering Bonifacio who then challenges Tirona to a duel. Feeling discriminated, Bonifacio, as Supremo of the Katipunan, voids the election results. The newly formed, Aguinaldo-led revolutionary group is concerned about the unity of Katipunan after failing to persuade Bonifacio to join them. Aguinaldo then orders the capture of Bonifacio, during which Bonifacio is stabbed at the neck and suffers a gunshot wound in his arm. His brother Ciriaco is shot dead, while his other brother
Procopio is beaten, and Oriang possibly raped by Col. Agapito Bonzón. Suffering from his untreated wounds, Bonifacio tells Oriang of his dream of finally achieving his wish of the country's independence against Spain. Later on, Andres and Procopio Bonifacio are sentenced to death. At the end of the film, Bonifacio is shown holding his
personal flag aloft while leading his troops in a charge against Spanish forces. His personal flag slowly turns into the present
Philippine Flag. In the post-credits scene,
Antonio Luna makes a cameo appearance (an actual part as a preparation for the film
Heneral Luna). ==Cast==