In 2000, after a peace agreement between the Philippine government and the MNLF, some disillusioned members formed the Abu Sayyaf Group. On March 20, Abu Sayyaf rebels kidnapped Fr. Rhoel Gallardo and others in Basilan, including students and teachers. They endured 44 days of abuse at the hands of leaders Khadaffy Janjalani and Abu Sabaya. Despite the violence, Fr. Gallardo kept his faith and vowed to protect the captives. As the rebels grew more violent, the military launched an attack to rescue the hostages, leading to a fierce battle, where Fr. Gallardo tried to save a young boy.

In Thy Name

"Ang MISYON" (A Marawi Siege Story) is a socio-political, action-packed narrative drama movie that showcases the current events in Mindanao, specifically in Marawi City. But the film deals more on the characters rather than the place, exposing another vantage point of interpreting the real story that occurred during the siege in the entire place.  It highlights the complicated world of the protagonist-antagonist Muslim Registered Nurse SAJID TUMAWIL, who gets into the socio-political turmoil, instead of just being a staff nurse helping the ill and the sick in his hometown, only to be discovered by the military men that he belongs to the Extremist groups of Maute Islamiyah having a bipolar personality.