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Synopsis. Bobet (BJ Forbes) and his family are mourning over the death of his grandfather. Throughout the six-day wake unresolved issues and family secrets resurfaces challenging the resolve of Bobet's family. [4]
May 6, 2009 · Release Date: May 6, 2009. Runtime: Language: Filipino. Country: Philippines. Plot. With a flair for the dramatic five siblings from the Hernandez family deal with the death of their father and prepare for his week long wake.
May 6, 2009 · Grandpa Is Dead: Directed by Soxy Topacio. With Roderick Paulate, Gina Alajar, Elizabeth Oropesa, Manilyn Reynes. A large family with many issues gather to mourn the death of the family patriarch.
A film by APT EntertainmentDirected by Soxie TopacioThe Philippines Official Entry for Best Foreign Language Film to the 82nd Oscars.
When Juanito, patriarch of the Hernandez clan, passes away, his family comes together to mourn, pray, celebrate and hash out their differences, confronting death in the same dysfunctional way they’ve handled most of their issues over the years.
Grandpa is Dead is a Philippine satirical comedy-drama film directed and written by Soxy Topacio. It was selected as the Philippine submission for the Best Foreign Language...
Oct 14, 2010 · PALM SPRINGS — A family’s sorrows provides a great deal of amusement in “Grandpa is Dead,” an admittedly entertaining, if uneven, tragicomedy by Soxie H. Topacio.
Grandpa Is Dead. Summaries. A large family with many issues gather to mourn the death of the family patriarch. But getting in the way of their genuine grief are a load of superstitions about the dead and the family's inability to deal with their issues in a civilized way. — ledster. Synopsis.
The movie is about how a family of five adult siblings coped with the death and the wake of their father, as simple as that. But within that bare context, Mr. Topacio was able inject very familiar Filipino situations that make us laugh out loud, and tug some heartstrings in the process.
May 6, 2009 · Grandpa Is Dead Philippines. Comedy. A large family with many issues gather to mourn the death of the family patriarch. But getting in the way of their genuine grief are a load of superstitions about the dead and the family’s inability to deal with their issues in a civilized way.
