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Melancholia

Melancholia

A meditation on the maddening persistence of sadness.

2008•7h 30m•7.2/10
Drama

Ratings

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7.2/10(25)

Three people start a strange therapy to escape their agonies through process of execution. Each attempts to process those they lost during the Marcos dictatorship while examining their own grief.

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Production

Sine Olivia Pilipinas

Language

TL

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Angeli Bayani

Angeli Bayani

Alberta Muñoz / Jenine

Perry Dizon

Perry Dizon

Julian Tomas / Pimp

Roeder Camañag

Roeder Camañag

Renato Muñoz

Malaya

Malaya

Rina Abad / Nun

Emmanuel Dela Cruz

Emmanuel Dela Cruz

Lauro

Dante Perez

Dante Perez

Rebel

Raul Arellano

Raul Arellano

Rebel

Irma Adlawan

Irma Adlawan

Spiritist / Store Owner

Cooky Chua

Cooky Chua

Patricia / Kundiman Singer

Yanyan Taa

Hannah

Soliman Cruz

Soliman Cruz

Man in Wheelchair

Carme Sanchez

Carme Sanchez

Mother

Joel Ferrer

Joel Ferrer

Cameraman

Jet Leyco

Jet Leyco

Customer

Shireen Seno

Shireen Seno

Photojournalist

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