Following a five member friend group (Akiro, Samuel, Mara, Eirene, and Malia) as they navigate the sharp turns of early adulthood, the gravity of their emotions, and the loss of something that cannot be left forgotten six feet below the grass.
Jaica Reyes
Malia
Reinier Agustin
Akiro
John Michael Ramos
Samuel
Kyle Cydnie Palmani
Eirene
Carlize Dimacuha
Mara
Following a five member friend group (Akiro, Samuel, Mara, Eirene, and Malia) as they navigate the sharp turns of early adulthood, the gravity of their emotions, and the loss of something that cannot be left forgotten six feet below the grass.
> "Paano kung sa bawat karatig-mundo, iisa ang kapalaran natin?” The 5 stages of grief personified has got to be one of the most original idea we’ve had for a long while in indie cinema history. To acknowledge the fact that this film is made by a production team that consists of highschool students is enough to impress anyone. Dilanglawin truly deserves a recognition for how well they gave justice to the teenage love experience, whether it’s heterosexual or queer. It showed us more than two sides in a relationship, quite literally. It can be messy, soft, clean, and destructive, all at the same time. Maybe the 5 of them fixed it, who knows? Or they didn't. Because Mara didn’t lie, it truly is bigger than us now, but, it will get better.
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