director: Derick Cabrido
starring: Bernardo Bernardo · Kristoffer King · Jess Mendoza · Arnold
Reyes · Elora Espano
The setting
is a rural funeral home filled with corrupt characters in some forgotten
part of the Philippines. From the beginning, the film promises to be both
eccentric and scandalous [NOTE:
It will also be offensive to many viewers]. Derick Cabrido's movie has
been the subject of much controversy and many attempts to ban it by the
Filipino authorities. Initially, a rumor spread that real corpses had
been used in the production, but Mr Cabrido denied such accusations. Then,
of course, the plot itself became the object of condemnation. After the
film began to get attention [not always positive] at various film festivals
in Europe, the Filipino courts decided to stand clear.
Arrested
while stealing, Ilyong - a stranger from a nearby precinct - is coldly
murdered by the police during the robbery. At the morgue, his body will
be used for a number of unconventional tasks, including burial scams and
necro sex trafficking, as ordered by the sleazy funeral home's owner Violet,
an aging homosexual queen. He is provided with bodies from Jojo the cop
in exchange for a percentage of the profits. A main source of income from
the embalmed bodies comes from Simon, the owner of a local bar who uses
the corpses for fake vigils while collecting burial funds from the patrons.
Plus some of his customers also want 'alone time' with a body. Violet
employs a couple of workers, On-On and Dyograd, two young men who clean
and prepare the cadavers. On-On - often forced to have sex with Violent
- has developed a gambling problem; Dyograd, on the other hand, is obsessed
with fucking but his girlfriend is losing interest and has been holding
out.
A Filipino film with English subtitles; widescreen format,
uncut 78 minutes; DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT.
Extras include theatrical trailer
Adult
Material/Gore/Graphic Violence/Sexual Themes
For Mature Audiences
