Lola (Grandmother) is a Filipino independent film about two grandmothers living in the slums of Malabon, Manila, who are trying to cope with the “loss” of their respective grandsons. Directed by Brillante “Dante” Mendoza, with a screenplay by Linda Casimiro, the film was the surprise pick at the 2009 Venice Film Festival as well as a winner in the 2009 Dubai International Film Festival.
Plot
The movie revolves around two grandmothers, Lola Sepa (Anita Linda) and Lola Puring (Rustica Carpio), who have to deal with a crime involving their two respective grandsons—Lola Sepa's grandson was killed by a cellphone snatcher, who turns out to be Lola Purings's grandson Mateo. The two grandmothers then have to deal with their losses in a very concrete manner: Lola Sepa pawns her pension card to find enough money not just for her grandson's burial but also for the case against Mateo, whom Lola Puring cannot bail out of jail also due to the lack of money. The two only come face-to-face inside the courtroom during Mateo's trial, where they would have to resolve the case to reach a favorable outcome for the two of them.
