Grandpa Is Dead

Name: Ded na si Lolo
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2009-05-06
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Roderick Paulate, Gina Alajar, Elizabeth Oropesa

Original title: Ded na si Lolo

2009
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

YOUR RATING

Gina Alajar, Perla Bautista, Dick Israel, Elizabeth Oropesa, Roderick Paulate, Manilyn Reynes, Richard Quan, Froilan Sales, Tony Cruz, Mosang, Rainier Castillo, and BJ Forbes in Grandpa Is Dead (2009)

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 i... Read allA 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.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.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 3 wins & 21 nominations total

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Trivia
Philippine's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language category (2010).

Soundtracks
Ang Buhay Nga Naman
Lyrics & Composition by Noel Cabangon

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Featured review

4/10

Definitely not the best of Philippine Cinema for 2009

Cmon out of all the releases this year, I refuse to believe that this is the most fitting movie to represent Philippine Cinema in one of the most prestigious award giving body in the world.

Seriously? It's a joke. Although I would agree that the premise of the movie was a great idea although not entirely original. But it stops there, everything else FAILED... miserably. The acting was average at best. The screenplay was crap, I could have totally watched the movie in fast forward and tell the story in 15 minutes. Direction was all over. There was not even one redeeming factor in the movie that I could think of. And saying that this is the best movie to represent Philippine Cinema... unforgivable failure.

OK fine, I get it that some conservative members of the academy wants a movie that will feature the traditions and the local culture but to make it the ONLY criteria, you should have sent a travelogue or a TVC of the Department of Tourism.