Sundo

Sundo

Theatrical poster
Directed by Topel Lee
Produced by Jose Mari Abacan
Topel Lee
Written by Aloy Adlawan
Starring Robin Padilla
Katrina Halili
Rhian Ramos
Hero Angeles
Mark Bautista
and Sunshine Dizon
Music by Carmina Robles Cuya
Cinematography J.A. Tadena
Edited by Marya Ignacio
Distributed by GMA Films
Release dates
  • March 18, 2009 (2009-03-18)
Running time
 161 minutes
Country Philippines
Language Filipino
Tagalog
English
Budget Php34,500,000
Box office Php100,079,566

Sundo is a 2009 Filipino suspense-thriller film from director Topel Lee, with screenplay written by his Ouija screenwriter Aloy Adlawan. The film stars Robin Padilla, Katrina Halili, Rhian Ramos, Hero Angeles, Mark Bautista and Sunshine Dizon.[1] The film was released on March 18, 2009.[2]

Plot

The film opens with Vanessa (Iza Calzado) who was killed when she was visited by her long dead husband as her companion. The film then cuts to protagonist Romano (Robin Padilla), a retired military operative who goes into seclusion after being seriously wounded in battle and almost died, discovers that he has the uncanny ability of seeing ghosts around people who will soon encounter sudden, disastrous deaths. Worried of his brother, Romano’s blind sister Isabel (Rhian Ramos) persuades him to return to Manila with the help of Louella (Sunshine Dizon), Romano’s childhood friend who harbors affection for him.

An aspiring actress, Kristina (Katrina Halili), a widow, Lumen (Glydel Mercado), and her nephew, Eric (Hero Angeles) hitch a ride with Romano, Isabel and Louella along with Louella’s driver, Baste (Mark Bautista). On their way back to the city, the group manages to avoid a fatal accident on the road and their respective “sundo” or ghost companion by a twist of fate. After surviving, the group took their supper in a local eatery somewhere in Baguio. Lumen, who was eager to pee, went into the bathroom where she died as a rail spike pins her head. Soon, Eric died in a series of odd reactions similar to Final Destination happened as he was electrocuted.

The group realized that there is a way to cheat death as Baste and Romano nearly survives a large explosion in a public market killing a large populace. Then the group starts to die in gruesome ways and Kristina, Baste and Isabel died in mysterious ways. Romano was confronted by death for the last time in the rooftop and he fell in the tower towards the pool. He rose up the pool and saw Louella grieving not because of Romano but how she want to avenge her father's death (in the film due to family matters). Romano turns around and saw his dead body lying on the pool. He was the ghost companion of Louella, the last one to die.

Principal cast

Guest cast

Reception

The film opened with favorable reviews, obtaining a B grade from the Cinema Evaluation Board, and a PG-13 rating from the MTRCB (Movie and Television Review and Classification Board) - the country's film rating system. Critic Nitz Miralles described the film as "a high octane horror", she continuous to praise director Topel Lee for his ability to genuinely scare the audience, as like from his previous horror film efforts like Ouija and Yaya.[6] However, the film is criticized for being "too violent" for a PG-13 movie by critic Veronica R. Samio, whilst praising the film for its fast pace and screenwriter Aloy Adlawan's "shocking" twist ending.[7]

The final gross of the movie is P100,079,566 according to box office mojo.

Media Release

The series was released onto DVD-format and VCD-format by GMA Records. The DVD contained the full-length trailer of the movie. The DVD/VCD was released in 2009.

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ↑ SLAMBANG ENDING FOR BINOE journal.com.ph
  2. ↑ KC at Richard, lagare sa Dos at Siyete journal.com.ph
  3. ↑ ROBIN TO WEIGH 200 LBS. journal.com.ph
  4. ↑ FIRST READ ON PEP: JC de Vera out, Hero Angeles in as Rhian's leading man in "Sundo" pep.ph
  5. ↑ FIRST RED ON PEP: Mark Bautista joins cast of GMA Films "Sundo" pep.ph
  6. ↑ Prince, ’di mapatawad ang ina journal.ph
  7. ↑ Bakit bayolente ang Sundo? philstar.com
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