Ang Syota Kong Balikbayan (1996)
Genre : Drama, Comedy, Action, Romance, Horror
Runtime : 1H 59M
Director : Pablo Santiago
Writer : Pablo S. Gomez, Manny R. Buising, Jaime Fabregas
Synopsis
Jeepney driver, Nanding, gets into an accident with the rich and spoiled balikbayan Cathy, the sole heiress of the vast land on which his small community rests. But despite their differences, Nanding and Cathy become intimately attracted to one another. Seeing this as an obstacle to his ambition to claim Cathy's inheritance, Don Pacundo immediately orders for Cathy's abduction-hoping to force her to hand over her heritage.
Ray and Dio, father and son, work the day and night shifts respectively. Both reticent and emotionless, they keep some distance between them due to family issues and generation gaps. On Tomb Sweeping Day, Ray gets lost in the columbarium since no one told him where their ancestors' urns are placed. When Dio sees his miserable father from behind, he realises how useless his father is...
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