“4 dead bodies. 2 funerals. 1 burial. And 1 soul who cannot go home.”
Circus hijinks surround the barangay of Sta. Maria in the midst of an international murder sensation. Swanie, Sta. Maria’s barangay chair and a distant relative of the killer, tries to gain political points by staging a wake for the criminal-turned-celebrity. Meanwhile in faraway Manila, Joanna, Swanie’s runaway son, navigates his way through labyrinthine bureaucracy, to give a neighbor a proper burial. With these two unrelated deaths, estranged mother and son each bury the dead long shelved in their hearts. Amidst these unspoken family burials, the neighborhoods’ penchant for funeral fiestas, gossip and secrets, bizarre social events and the sheer mix of scandal and inebriation complete the picture of dying the Pinoy way.
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Cast
17 people
Shamaine Buencamino
Swanie
Known for
The Woman Who Left
Rez Cortez
Budoy
Known for
Insiang
Rener Concepcion
Endong
Known for
Qwerty
Paul Jake Paule
Winston
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Antonette Garcia
Sally
Also in
The Bourne Legacy
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Rolando Inocencio
Robinson
Known for
Qwerty
Gary Lim
Junior
Also in
High (School) On Sex
Barangay 143
Jelson Bay
Baboy
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Finding Agnes
Ang Pangarap Kong Holdap
Angelita Raymundo
Melvi
Also in
My Amanda
Relyebo
Skyzx Labastilla
Taranta
Also in
Gasping for Air
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Ces Aldaba
Jake
Also in
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Lou Veloso
Renato
Also in
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Loy Arcenas Director · Rody Vera Screenplay Budoy Maraviles Composer
First release July 21, 2012 · Produced in Philippines · Original title Requieme!
Production
Cinemalaya Foundation
Production
Philippines
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Languages
Original title
Requieme!
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
Tagalog
Release dates
Philippines · July 21, 2012
Premiere · Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
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