Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay (2013)

Directed by

Frasco Mortiz

Genre

horror film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenagers in the Philippines break a local superstition about not going straight home after attending a wake. An evil spirit then begins to terrorize them for their mistake.

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What happens

Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay (referred to as Pagpag: Nine Lives) is a 2013 Filipino supernatural horror film directed by Frasco S. Mortiz. The film was released on December 25, 2013, at the 39th Metro Manila Film Festival and stars Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Paulo Avelino and Shaina Magdayao. The film follows a group of teenagers that are terrorized by an evil spirit after they do not follow the Filipino superstition called "pagpag". The film revolves around the traditional Filipino belief that one should never go home directly after visiting a wake since it risks bringing evil spirits or the deceased to one's home. The film grossed ₱188.7 million, becoming one of the highest-grossing Filipino horror films in history. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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