Movie
The Sister
2016
A quiet, sorrowful immersion into grief and bureaucratic struggle, set against the vivid rituals of Holy Week.
- Directed by
- Joseph Israel M. Laban
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Sue Prado, Orlando Sol, Isadora Villasquez
- Overview
- In the midst of the traditional moryonan rites observed every Holy Week in the island province of Marinduque, Mariana receives a devastating news from abroad - her sister, Magda, who was working as a domestic helper in Saudi Arabia is dead. Mariana and her mother then have to deal with the tedious and expensive process of repatriating the remains of Magda.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Grief, family, class, isolation
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Joseph Israel M. Laban
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Sue Prado, Orlando Sol, Isadora Villasquez
