Pa-siyam (2004)
Requiem aeternam.
Genre : Mystery, Horror, Drama
Runtime : 1H 46M
Director : Erik Matti
Writer : Erik Matti, Dwight Gaston, Ronald Stephen Monteverde, Andrew Ong, Richard Somes
Synopsis
After their mother's death, her adult children gather in their family home to respect the funereal rite of Pa-sayim. Although they had originally thought she died of natural causes, thy soon realize that a dark force in he home may have played a part in her demise.
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