A bus crash, two families, and one coffin mix-up that'll wreck you then make you cackle.
After a horrific collision between a passenger bus and an 18-wheeler truck in Nueva Ecija claimed two dozen casualties, two families await the arrival of their dead.
Acting
Tessie Tomas and Robert Arevalo—veterans at the top of their game.
Writing
Portes balances tragedy and comedy like a knife's edge.
Direction
Gil Portes captures provincial Philippines with unflinching warmth.
Director
Gil Portes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely in Nueva Ecija with local non-actors filling minor roles.
The film satirizes Philippine 'pagpag' culture—scavenging from death—while never mocking the scavengers themselves.
US
