Oda sa Wala (2018)

Directed by

Dwein Ruedas Baltazar

Genre

drama

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman runs a funeral parlor and struggles with isolation and financial trouble. She makes a grim decision involving the dead to improve her situation.

slow-burntensemelancholicunsettlingbleakintimateatmosphericlonely

What happens

Oda sa Wala (English: Ode to Nothing) is a 2018 Philippine independent psychological horror drama film written, edited, and directed by Dwein Baltazar. It stars Marietta "Pokwang" Subong in a leading role and features Joonee Gamboa, Lita Loresco, Dido Dela Paz, Anthony Falcon, and Iana Bernardez (who also produced the film) in supporting roles. Distributed by ABS-CBN Film Productions, it is a co-production of Black Sheep, Epic Media, and Quiapo Collective, with support from the Quezon City Film Development Commission. The film was theatrically released on 23 October 2018, as part of the 6th QCinema International Film Festival. Among its several accolades, the film won two FAMAS Award from seven nominations, and earned a Gawad Urian nomination for Best Actress and was nominated for Best Film at 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Czech Republic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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