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Melancholia

A meditation on the maddening persistence of sadness.

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

7h 27m2008TMDb 7.2

Drama

Filipino

Crew and Cast

Lav DiazLav DiazDirectorAngeli BayaniAngeli BayaniAlberta Muñoz · JeninePerry DizonPerry DizonJulian Tomas · PimpRoeder CamañagRoeder CamañagRenato MuñozMalayaMalayaRina Abad · NunEmmanuel Dela CruzEmmanuel Dela CruzLauroDante PerezDante PerezRebelRaul ArellanoRaul ArellanoRebelIrma AdlawanIrma AdlawanSpiritist · Store OwnerCooky ChuaCooky ChuaPatricia · Kundiman Singer
Yanyan TaaHannahSoliman CruzSoliman CruzMan in WheelchairCarme SanchezCarme SanchezMotherJoel FerrerJoel FerrerCameramanJet LeycoJet LeycoCustomerShireen SenoShireen SenoPhotojournalist

Storyline

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

  • Sine Olivia Pilipinas

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Info

Original title
Mapanglaw
Status
Released
Released
29 August 2008
Runtime
7h 27m
TMDB score
7.2 / 10 (30 votes)

Production

Director
Lav Diaz
Writers
Lav Diaz
Studios
Sine Olivia Pilipinas
Countries
Philippines

Languages

Original
Filipino
Spoken
English, Tagalog