A family lives illegally among the dead—how far will they dig to survive?
Portrait of a marginalised group of people living illegally in a cemetery in the Philippines, through the life of a couple with a sick child.
Acting
Bascon and Lopez devastate without theatricality.
Cinematography
Graveyard becomes character, not backdrop.
Director
Daniel Palacio
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Manila's North Cemetery houses thousands of informal settlers, a reality so normalized Filipinos call them 'caretakers'—euphemism as survival.
Director Palacio filmed in actual occupied mausoleums; some 'extras' are residents who never left. That authenticity is the film's spine and its ethical tension.
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