Synopsis:
A black comedy cum road movie about a grieving mother's journey to recover her daughter's body after a funeral mix-up caused it to be accidentally switched with a stranger's corpse. The journey from Tuguegarao, Cagayan in the north to Matnog, Sorsogon in the south is actually a journey to the heart of the country during Holy Week in the heat of the election season.
Filmmaker’s Profile
Gil M. Portes is one of the leading independent filmmakers in the Philippines. He has won directing awards from almost all award-giving bodies in the country. A number of his films won awards and hailed in various foreign film festivals. He has the lone distinction of having the most feature films - three - selected as the official Philippine entries to the U.S. Academy Award (OSCARS) competition for Best Foreign Language Film. They are Mga Munting Tinig (Small Voices) 2002, Gatas sa Dibdib ng Kaaway (2001), and Saranggola (The Kite) 1999.
