Movielogr

movie poster

View on: IMDb | TMDb

Requiem (2012)

Directed by Loy Arcenas

Overview

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.

Actors

Rez Cortez | Lilia Cuntapay | Shamaine Buencamino | Lou Veloso | Gary Lim | Rolando Inocencio | Rener Concepcion | Jelson Bay | Dennis Marasigan | Ces Aldaba | Anthony Cinco | Angelita Raymundo | Antonette Garcia | Mara Paulina Adlawan Marasigan | Skyzx Labastilla | Paul Jake Paule | Anthony Falcon