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Sisa

1951 · 75 min

A heavy, sorrowful watch that follows a mother's unraveling with unflinching sympathy, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by
Gerardo de Leon
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
Anita Linda, Reynaldo Dante, Eddie Del Mar
Overview
A mother’s life is destroyed when her two sons, both altar boys, are accused of a crime they didn't commit. As the local authorities hunt them down and her family is torn apart, the trauma drives her into a state of madness as she wanders the town searching for them.

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Directed by
Gerardo de Leon
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
Anita Linda, Reynaldo Dante, Eddie Del Mar
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • family
  • justice
  • madness
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour0
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
history, drama
Directed by
Gerardo de Leon
Written by
Teodorico C. Santos
Starring
Anita Linda, Reynaldo Dante, Eddie Del Mar, Eddie Infante, Nati Rubi, Pancho Pelagio, Tony Tolman, Ruben Rustia
Cinematography
Arsenio Doña
Runtime
75 min
Country
Philippines
Languages
Tagalog

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