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PHILIPPINES · 2019

Ode to Nothing

Dwein Ruedas Baltazar
mortality and acceptance isolation and loneliness unlikely connection family business and legacy self-discovery
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Synopsis

Sonya, an old maid, is about to give up on herself until, one day, she meets a corpse in her family's embalming business that changes her life.

Year2019
CountryPhilippines
DirectorDwein Ruedas Baltazar
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