What happens when a member of a family suddenly dies?
What
if the family of the deceased is not ready for the eventual passing
away of their loved ones--– how does one cope with the event?
This is the story of the late Juanito Hernandez and his bereaved
family.
The story unfolds with the ever observant eye of Bobet,
a grandson of the deceased, who, in the process also learns the
various complexities of what death could bring to the living
members of the family.
The drama that ensues in dealing with
the loss is usually the springboard of comic instances and happenings
in the event.
And so with the revelations of long kept secrets,
pent up emotions and other bones of the skeleton in the closet.
The Hernandez is of a vending family in the local market of
Tondo, Manila.
Isidro, the eldest of the brood is a meat vendor,
Dolores, is a fruit vendor, Mameng, is into home-cooked dishes
and Charing is a vegetable vendor, Joonee, the second to the
youngest is not of the vending business.
Since all of them
are purveyors, the main bodily instrument that they use is their
voice boxes.
Indeed, the Hernandez family is a family of voice-projectionists
and loud-mouths.
Through the course of the wake, Bobet is
introduced and educated to the various superstitious beliefs
that involve death practices.
No one is allowed to sweep and
clean the premises of the wake.
Members of the immediate family
are not to accompany anyone to the door or gate when leaving.
Red is not the appropriate color to wear in attending a wake
and many more.
Directed by Soxie Topacio.
"Ded Na Si Lolo"
is the entry of the Philippines to the 82nd Annual Academy Awards
for the Best Foreign Film category.
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