Litrato (2023) Movie Script
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Help!
Help!
Why did you lock me up in here?
Help!
I can't see anything.
Help.
Help!
Why did you lock me up?
Help!
C'mon, Grandma Edna.
You locked yourself in again.
Then you call out
as if you're being held prisoner.
She's a real headache.
- Come here. Let's step outside.
- You're being fussy again.
Hey, Edna!
You're seeking attention again.
Damn, Edna. What are you doing?
Get out, you demented mermaid!
You were looking for the rope.
What rope?
You all stink!
Enough, enough. Leave Grandma Edna alone.
Let's do our outdoor exercises.
- Let's exercise first.
- I don't want to exercise.
We need to exercise to be strong.
HOME OF CARE
Good morning, grandmothers, grandfathers...
Keep moving.
Move around.
By the way, I'm Janet.
Your new caregiver.
Janet is pretty.
I will lead the exercise for today.
Go on, move.
That's it, go on.
Let's start with stretching.
Two hands in front.
Up!
Both sides.
That's it. Okay.
Now, hands on your hips.
Let's sway.
Good morning, Grandma Camilla.
Okay, let's proceed.
There, sway off.
Now I will teach you a new step.
Two hands in front of you.
Yes, two hands here.
There you go.
Now we will push it!
Go on, push!
Put some force into it.
Push it!
There you go.
- Bump it! Go!
- Push it!
Push it!
- Don't touch me.
- Slap it!
- Bump it!
- You should exercise...
I don't know you.
Grandma Edna, Grandpa Charles.
Let's have the lovey-dovey later.
Let's focus here for now.
You're laughing out loud, huh?
Flirts!
Hey, stop the flirting.
You're both the cause of the delay.
Sorry, it's my fault.
I'm just greeting my friend, Edna.
Don't touch me!
- She loves him too.
- Grandma Edna, what's wrong?
You guys...
Let's proceed with the exercises.
Grandma!
Hopefully, we're all in love.
Go on! Go on!
Stop it.
You should have kissed her.
Edna! Such a nuisance!
Grandma...
Oh, she left.
Let's proceed with the exercises.
Yes, go on.
- I might be accused of rape.
- You should have kissed her.
Go on, everyone.
Do it gently.
Grandma.
I don't want to!
Grandma Edna.
- I don't want to exercise.
- Come on.
Grandma Edna?
- Yes?
- Can we talk?
Wait, who are you?
It's not a day for visitors.
Grandma...
Save the sermon for later.
I need to eat first
before I'll listen to your sermon.
HOME OF CARE
Take a look first.
I'll hit you with this.
I'll drench you with this.
I'll soak you right there.
Enough of that. What's the matter?
Good morning, ma'am.
- Is everybody okay?
- Excuse me.
Excuse me, guys.
Okay, I will get you fresh food and drink.
Enough of that.
It's her.
She's picking a fight.
Who are you?
I saved some bread for you.
I knew you wouldn't get any.
What did you say?
Who am I?
Why are you giving me bread?
Here.
Why are there three pieces?
You know...
I'm not giving you permission
to sit there.
I don't know you.
Who are you?
I am Prince Charles...
You forgot my name again.
If you're Prince Charles,
then who am I?
I am Princess Diana!
Who?
Princess who?
Princess Diana!
You better open your mouth instead.
Open!
There!
Find someone to talk to!
You don't know Princess Diana?
You are so stupid.
Everybody knows her.
Even I know her.
Let me dip.
No, the spicy one.
Sure?
What?
How much for everything?
Is that all you had?
- What?
- That's all?
I'll sum it up.
Here.
Need a ride?
No.
Where's my change?
Wait.
Is this you?
Yes, ma'am.
Are you sure?
Is this right?
It won't fit.
Angel!
Angel!
Hurry!
Shit.
Grandma Edna.
How many times do I have to defend you?
Are you abusing my kindness, huh?
Correct.
170/100, ma'am.
Relax, grandma.
You're not the only one
with high blood pressure here.
The other grandparents are also
experiencing high blood because of you.
Correct again.
Have you taken your medicines?
Give her medicine for high blood.
Grandma Edna, where are your medicines?
There you go again, Grandma Edna.
People are getting scared of you.
Didn't I tell you that
if there's a problem,
we could talk?
Then why are you still bullying
your companions?
The reason why she's acting out
is because she knows we're
not fighting back.
I have not done anything wrong
to any of you.
Especially you, witch!
There you go again.
Grandma Edna, come on.
She's really like a tiger.
Oh, it smells of candles.
Oh no, Edna! It seems you'll be being
fetched by an incoming coffin.
Stop it.
Grandma Camilla, will you please shut up?
Grandma Edna,
if the situation remains like this,
I think I'll have to isolate you
from your companions.
You don't have friends.
You don't have to send me away.
I will leave this place right away.
I will go to my child
and my grandchild.
I will go home!
You don't have a home, grandma.
Where are you going?
I'm going home!
C'mon, you were left here
by your relatives.
You were abandoned!
Where are you headed?
Good riddance...
I'm leaving.
So, you can't leave?
Hey, why did you kick me out?!
You, devils!
It's time to sleep, Grandma Edna.
Come back inside.
Goodnight, grandmas.
Okay, slowly.
Would you like a blanket, grandma?
Who died again?
I don't know.
Oh no...
We've lost a colleague.
What was the lotto result last night?
I don't know. I was on Spotify last night.
I forgot to place a bet.
I'll leave you guys.
I will find a lucid companion.
- Wait a minute.
- I'll go ahead.
What's his problem?
Hey.
Hi, Edna. How are you?
I'm not fine.
I haven't bathed yet.
Hello, children.
You're all beautiful and kind.
Do you have pictures with you?
Here, Grandma.
- Okay. Ready. One, two, three, smile.
- There.
I like that, I like that.
- Do you have pictures of your relatives?
- Nothing, ma'am.
Get out of my way.
Don't block my path.
What's wrong with this child?
Hi, my child.
Do you have a picture with you?
I'm collecting photographs.
Oh yes, here's one.
This is for you.
Thank you.
Have you perhaps seen a picture
of my grandchild
and my own child?
I'm sorry, ma'am,
but I don't have their photos.
Do you have any paste?
- I have this, ma'am. Here. It's yours.
- This one, okay.
- Scotch... paste.
- Tape.
Grandma?
Are these all the visitors we have?
Are there others coming?
No, ma'am.
You must have seen my grandchild
and my own child.
What do they look like, Grandma?
Do you have pictures of my daughter?
No, grandma.
Or of my grandchild?
Nothing, grandma.
Why nothing?
I'm tired from looking
for my grandchild and my child.
- I'll sit here first.
- These gifts are all good.
How about you?
Do you have pictures with you?
Don't look so sad.
I'm always here by your side.
I won't ever leave you
in sadness or in glee.
Let's go to the garden.
I'll pick some flowers for you.
I don't like flowers!
Don't shout. I'm not deaf.
She's getting mad.
Coax her.
She's pretending.
Oh! Hello, Julio. How's your boss?
Judge could not come.
His wife suffered a stroke
and was rushed to the hospital.
He's sending you these flowers.
Thank you.
I'll go ahead, ma'am.
That looks very pretty.
Where is it?
My grandchild...
Ouch. It hurts.
Oh my, it hurt...
This rope.
Ouch.
What are doing here?
What? Who are you?
Are you the new caregiver?
Oh, wait, ouch.
You can say that again, Ma.
Oh really?
What will you do with the rope?
I don't know.
Do you have a photo with you?
I don't. Give me the rope.
I'm collecting photographs.
I said no! C'mon, you need a bath.
- I don't want to take a bath.
- Why?
I don't want to.
You need to take a bath, you're dirty.
C'mon, let's go. You will take a bath.
I don't want to bathe!
Come, where are your things?
I told you before, I don't want to bathe!
You stink! You will take a bath, come.
- I don't smell.
- You stink.
Come on, you will take a bath.
I'll give you back your rope
if you take a bath.
I don't want to!
You will...
- I just bathed...
- When?
- C'mon, Ma. Quick.
- I don't want to bathe!
Go on, you need to bathe.
I don't want to. I have rheumatism.
Get undressed. You bathe yourself.
- No, I don't want to take a bath!
- Come on.
No! I don't want to! I don't want to!
Take off your clothes.
I'm not taking a bath!
- Raise your hands. Raise them up.
- I don't like this!
Help!
- Raise your hands.
- Help!
- Raise your hands.
- Someone is bullying me!
- Raise your hands.
- Help!
Help!
I'm cold.
It's cold initially.
Help!
Don't be stubborn!
I don't want to bathe!
Don't be stubborn!
Suit yourself. I'll dry you off.
I'm shivering.
Help!
- Suit yourself.
- I'm shivering.
I'll wait for you outside.
I'm cold.
- Grandma?
- Help!
Grandma Edna? Are you taking a bath?
You might slip off there. C'mon, Grandma.
C'mon, Grandma.
You should have asked for help.
- I don't want to take a bath.
- Okay, ma'am.
I didn't want to,
but that witch was forcing me.
Okay, granny. You wear your panties now.
I don't want to wear panties.
- Please.
- I'm shivering.
That's why you need
to put on your underwear.
- C'mon, granny. You can't not wear them.
- I won't wear any panties!
- C'mon, granny.
- I don't want to wear panties!
Granny, c'mon. Granny...
Blessed are you amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Granny!
Gosh, granny. Why do you have to pee here?
...filled with grace...
- My God, granny.
- Holy Mary, mother of God.
My God, granny.
C'mon, raise your foot.
- Holy Mary, mother of God.
- And the other one. Please.
My God, granny.
And the other one. Please.
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
- Blessed art thou among women...
- There you go, okay?
Stay put.
I'll comb your hair.
Granny?
Holy Mary, mother of God,
pray for us sinners, now until
the hour of our death. Amen.
I hate you!
I'm warning you.
You showed me no mercy.
I'm already suffering from Alzheimer's,
and yet you're still hurting me.
Janet, you were way out of line with her.
You know very well that
it's prohibited to hurt a resident here.
It is a rule everywhere that
violence isn't allowed.
I didn't hurt her, ma'am.
She hit me.
I was trying to help her
put on her panties.
She strangled me.
I have a mark here.
And she pinched me fiercely.
You're mean! You're so mean!
Okay, Grandma. I will talk to Janet.
Ma'am, I beg you.
Don't terminate my job here.
I need this on-the-job training
to graduate, ma'am.
I need to evaluate you.
I'm sorry, Janet.
Though I regret doing this,
I must flunk you.
Later.
Choose your while.
There are innards, skewered blood.
- What are you having?
- This. Ten pesos each.
- How many?
- I'll have the same.
Okay, just a minute,
I'll finish this first.
How many?
Three.
There's the vinegar.
Hey, don't take my video.
- Uh okay.
- My bratty daughter might see me online,
and scold me.
- Is this to go?
- Yes, take out.
Ma'am, ten only.
Ten?
- What did you order?
- Wait a minute. Just a second.
Hello?
Uh, sir, yes, speaking.
Ma'am my change?
- How did you get her bag?
- Ma'am, please hurry
I'll be late for work.
Sis, my takeout, please.
Uh, sir, thank you.
Yes sir.
Sis, please hurry.
It's good that you got her bag...
- My change?
- How did you get my number?
Sis, additional ten, huh?
Okay, sir, I'm here at the corner of
Azcarraga & Fontanilla.
Near the railway track.
Just a moment.
Yes, I'll wait for you until tonight.
We're having that for dinner.
I'll give you a reward.
What's your name, sir?
It's getting burnt.
Hello?
Transfer it there.
Okay, sir.
- How much?
- Sis, my takeout of ten pieces of this...
- Wait, ten?
- Yes, ten.
Huh?
Feels good.
Hey, Grandma Camilla,
why are you still up?
Who are you really,
you she-devil, huh?!
Granny, I'm the new caregiver here.
Don't be scared, I'm not a ghost!
Anyway, I like the nasty things
you're doing to Edna.
You're checking her bad behavior.
But what do you really want from her?
Nothing, ma'am.
I pity her because everyone hates her.
But the truth is,
everybody here is miserable.
I like you.
You're mean but you're reasonable.
Goodnight, granny.
Go to sleep now.
I'm low on battery, I'll get my charger.
Bro, thank you so much.
My daughter's looking
for this now for sure.
I found a cell phone in the side pocket.
It rung.
Then I read your message to your daughter.
I took a chance and called your number.
It's good that you thought
of doing that, bro.
Yes, ma'am.
Wait a minute.
Don't worry about it, ma'am.
- Please take this, bro.
- I just wanted to return the bag.
To your daughter.
It's all right.
Thanks, bro.
But wait, where did you drop off
my daughter when she left this bag?
At the Port Complex near the breakwater.
I saw a boatman approach her
and help her board a banca.
In Dalahican?
Yes, ma'am.
Did you see any ship
at the port complex, bro?
Was the banca she boarded
headed towards one?
I didn't see anything like that, ma'am.
- Nothing!
- I'll go ahead.
Thank you again, bro.
Okay, ma'am.
- Do you have...
- It's being heated.
There it is.
Hello? Who's this?
Yes, this is me speaking. Yes, me.
In what police station, sir?
How old is she?
And you, ma'am?
How old are you?
I was 15 when I got pregnant with her.
I started that kind of thing early.
How come her surname
is different from yours?
Why "Steven"?
She's my child from my first
relationship with a foreigner.
But she was recognized by him.
Eventually, we lost contact.
Then I had two children with
my second husband,
a Filipino.
That's why I was using "Chavez"
as a surname.
Okay, ma'am.
Did she not ask your permission
when she left?
She didn't give notice.
She suddenly left.
I ran after her to stop her,
but she quickly got on a motorbike.
Here's your ID, ma'am.
I'll print out your information.
Then I must sign it.
- Delicious?
- This is my favorite.
- Let me have some of that.
- No!
It's the soup...
I don't like that either.
What's your problem?
Me? Previously, it was you!
But for now, none.
You have found a match.
Look for a guy who's unmarried!
You're just jealous.
Nice one, Ma.
Go on, finish your meal.
I don't want to eat.
Who are you?
You're grouchy again.
You've asked me that several times today.
I don't know you.
I am Angel.
Angel...
Remember, I am
your beautiful guardian angel.
The most beautiful guardian angel.
Go on, take your medicine.
Angel.
Angel...
I'm drowsy.
Edna. This is for you.
Guardian angel...
angel...
Bro, pass it on.
- Here are the clothes. And the bread, 'pa.
- Bring them inside.
Thank you, thank you.
- We brought everything, for everyone.
- Thank you.
- Here's some more, Pa.
- Thank you.
Get all of this.
- Are there some more?
- Yes, we will take them out.
Okay, go to sleep, Ma.
Why are you staring at me?
I feel awkward with you.
Nothing. I remembered...
I didn't grow up with a grandmother.
I had grampas who taught me karate.
Do you have their photos?
Let me see.
I yearn for photographs.
Nothing.
How about... your relatives?
Do you have their photos?
Because my own child
and my grandchild's photos...
I can't remember where I put them.
Why are you asking
for my relatives' photos
when you're yearning for your relatives?
Nothing.
I just like yearning for things.
I like collecting.
I don't remember what they look like.
Where are you from?
I hail from Pampanga.
I married a local,
but I never learned the dialect.
Come with me.
I'll escape from here!
I will go to my daughter
to get my grandchild that she neglected.
Why do you have to escape
when nobody's preventing you from leaving?
When you came here,
nobody forced you to stay here either.
It's my own child who sent me here.
She left me outside the gate.
She never came back.
It's useless talking to you.
HOME OF CARE
Go on, leave me.
Be merry with your lover!
Let's go. Let's leave.
Let me help.
Why did she...
I'm sorry.
Ma?
Ma! Stop it!
- Get down from there.
- I can't take it...
Let me be, Angel.
- Ma, no. No.
- I'm going.
No, Ma, I won't allow it.
I'm leaving. I can't take it...
...anymore.
Sorry, Ma.
I should not have left you here.
I'm thinking of you.
Although you can't remember me.
I keep looking for you,
though you said you don't want to see me.
You're difficult to understand.
It's difficult to love you.
But...
it's still you
I want to hear in the morning,
deaf of vigor and short of wonder.
Late at night, when my spirit is awake,
you come like a prayer,
the breath of a caress
for a yearning, tired soul.
From the past, I weave your memory
up to the chamber of dawn.
I keep looking for you,
though you no longer recognize me.
Hush now.
Let the yearning heart rest
from the past that is losing hope.
Even in a snapshot, joy blurs.
I keep looking for you,
though you no longer recognize me.
I adore, I love you,
even if tomorrow,
you will no longer be with me.
I'm always here, Edna.
Always here,
especially when you need
someone to talk to.
Edna,
Edna...
don't give up, please.
I will join you.
We will leave here
and we will look for your missing daughter
and grandchild.
Even if you can't remember them.
I will help you remember them.
Guide these elders.
We pray for their health
and for their longevity.
- Amen!
- Amen!
Lord, give them a reason to wake up
every morning with vigor and hope!
With smiles on their lips!
And for us who keep coming
here frequently,
for the deliverance of the good
news from your Kingdom.
They are all longing for guidance and
blessings. Amen?
Amen!
They are glorifying you.
They are worshipping you.
They love you! Amen!
What's with Judge?
His prayers take so long.
The truth is, he's only here for Camilla.
Hey, watch your mouth.
Camilla might hear you.
You deserve a pair of slaps.
They have met here
in one of our prayer meetings.
- They've been together a long time.
- Afterwards...
Don't be loud. Camilla might hear you.
Too bad, she's even a revered teacher.
- They met here in the prayer meeting.
- To reflect on the spirit...
- Yes, you better be quiet.
- ...and lessons that they have learned.
Oh, look at her.
When I woke up one morning,
I saw a rope beneath my bed.
It must have been placed there
by some demon.
I convinced myself that I needed to do it.
No more stepping back.
I was floating.
I couldn't feel anything.
And it was peaceful.
So peaceful that it became
the most solemn moment
of my entire life.
And I uttered, "Lord, let me go."
"I am so tired."
"I want to stop feeling
all the hurt that I am suffering."
Then I closed my eyes.
I closed my eyes and said,
"This is it!"
And then you came, you nuisance!
So, I'm the bad guy, Ma?
It was postponed.
Isn't it possible
that the Lord doesn't want to take you
because you're a bad seed?
You have a point.
But you're really a badass.
No, you're really a bad seed.
I should have left this world then.
Oh wow, I'm a killjoy now?
Hey, do you have any lipstick with you?
It's too late.
Papa Charles is here already.
- C'mon.
- Yes.
What's this new foolishness, Angel?
The housemother might catch us.
She won't.
That's why we chose to hide here,
nobody's here. Shot!
You didn't bother to bring an appetizer.
Here. You're so short-tempered.
Uh-oh.
I can recall my younger days.
My foolishness.
It's fun, right?
We should have invited Charles.
- He's also cool.
- No, no more... he has a sick liver.
How come you know
I like drinking beer-gin?
Shot, shot, shot! Let's make a toast.
It's your shot already.
You're making me tipsy already, Angel.
No...
This tastes too strong.
Of course.
Is there a liquor that tastes yummy?
It tastes yummy.
Let's chat some more, Ma.
- Let me have some crackers.
- You're fussy.
You're going to eat anyway.
Don't you like them?
- I don't.
- You don't like them?
I might get a toothache because of that.
No, you can do it.
Oh, make it quick.
How old were you when you started dating?
Oh my, I was 14 or 15.
Goodness, I can't remember anymore.
We were both the same age
when we started flirting.
I was headstrong when I was cruising then.
I wasn't afraid of anything.
I was careless.
I was thinking, "Nah, I need money."
"That's it."
I was telling my customers,
"No kissing on the lips."
"No falling in love, load is expensive!"
I was working like a horse, Ma.
I'd have 3 to 4 customers a night.
As long as I'm capable, push!
Those 24-hour eateries
had nothing on my libido.
I forgot about Mama altogether.
I was carefree.
"As long as I'm doing what I want,
come what may."
Rock 'n' roll, bro.
It was fun to live life then.
Guide her in.
I didn't know the meaning
of the word "loneliness."
I thought I was Superwoman.
But I was wrong.
- Cheers!
- Whoa!
- Most of the time, I wanted to disappear.
- Come on, let's drink.
I wanted to go wild.
Come here.
I didn't like feeling lonely.
When loneliness suddenly struck,
I wanted to destroy myself.
Cover the wings of the butterfly...
- I wanted to burst like a bubble.
- Come here, baby.
I wanted to die.
You smell good.
Time out first.
- I have to pee.
- Come back here!
Where are you going, baby?
- Sometimes, I dreamed that I was drowning.
- Come back!
There was no water,
but I couldn't breathe,
Stay here.
I was going to sink, but I didn't seem
to have anything to fall on.
You're so fussy!
And I was drowning in the deep
and dark abyss at my feet.
Drink! Drink!
And when I opened my mouth,
bubbles were coming out...
and I was choked by air
that felt like water.
It felt like water was entering my ears
and there was a buzzing sound in my brain.
Sometimes, I don't want to sleep.
I'm afraid of nightmares.
When I'm on drugs,
I want to float right away.
No, I don't want to fly.
I just float in the clouds
even if I don't have wings.
I want to forget all the pain.
I want to be numb.
And even if my heart explodes in pain,
fuck, shit, it's okay.
It's better to feel nothing,
float, and explode!
Better than wanting to scream.
I don't want to scream
because I know I'll cry.
I don't want to cry!
Why? Who's going to listen?
Who cares about someone like me
who wants to disappear?
Maybe it's better if I become a bubble.
Just a touch of a finger and it's gone.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Shot!
Okay?
You didn't bring along some music.
So, we could somehow do
some dancing-dancing.
We could do dancing-dancing
with the two of us.
Stand up, let's dance. Let's go.
What's the craze now?
Is that the latest?
Do the twerk-twerk.
Wiggle your bootie...
Go lower...
Oh no, it's going to hurt my...
Oh, Angel...
That's the way it's done,
Shake your bootie!
Let's go there.
I'm tipsy, Angel.
Let's get out of here.
Wait!
That's how you do the latest craze?
Yes, move.
It's difficult.
The bootie bumps off.
That's it.
I might fall off!
That's how it is.
Over here...
Oops, be careful.
Oops.
Here, here...
Ma? Ma?
Ma, let's have coffee.
Ma!
Ma...
Move, move...
You braggart... you lousy drinker.
I love you, Ma.
Let's shake our hands.
Shake off all the stress.
There you go. Shake, shake, shake.
Let's do it in front.
Shake, shake, shake, shake.
Repeat from the top. Shake, shake, shake!
There you go.
Then, let's hold our hips.
Sway around. Right, okay?
One, three, and one, two, and ready...
One, two, three, four.
All right do it gently.
On the other side.
One, two, three, four, five.
Okay, very good.
Let's continue.
Then we will do this.
That's it.
Let's do it that way.
Okay? One, two... slowly.
One, two, three, four, five.
There you go.
Okay. We go to the other side.
Slowly. Hold on.
One, two, three, four, five.
There you go.
Stretch your hands.
Camilla!
Hey, Camilla!
- Camilla!
- Oh, Edna.
Where are you going?
Why are you suddenly leaving?
I already told our housemother last night.
Judge died.
I want to condole and attend his funeral.
Gosh! That's so sudden.
That's the way it is.
He went ahead of his wife
who was hospitalized,
She also suffered from a stroke.
What if his children and his wife
argue about you?
His wife might follow him.
I know them. They're not into drama.
It's more torturous to hear
their deafening silence.
Besides,
I'll be at the wake past midnight
when people are asleep
and are tired condoling.
Where will you stay
while the wake happens?
In my friend's house in Taytay.
Take care, madam,
God bless.
God bless.
I'll be back here after the burial.
Where else would I go?
Take care.
Hey, take good care of our friend here.
I don't want her to die not seeing
her relatives.
You bring back lots of pictures
from the wake and funeral.
I might find my own child
and my grandchild from those.
- Take good care, Camilla.
- I'll go ahead.
A car is waiting for me.
- Okay, Madam.
- Take care.
Look after her.
There you go. You're now beautiful.
Grandpa Charles will go crazy over you.
Who's Charles?
Do you have a picture of him?
He might know my...
He doesn't know your own child
and grandchild, Ma.
Grandpa Charles is
the one you're flirting with here
in the home for the aged.
Hey, Angel watch your mouth.
- Wow.
- Somebody might hear you talking.
Acting like a virgin, Ma?
Here, let's have this style
and leave it for twenty minutes...
Then will style it some more,
make it wavy and all that.
What do you mean by style it?
Giving it some style and form.
When I remove the curlers,
your hair will be wavy.
You like that?
All right.
There...
I'm distracted.
Oh, well.
Eat.
Sweet and sour fish.
It's yummy, right?
This is my favorite.
Mine too.
Sweet and sour...
Slow down.
You might choke.
I'm taking my time.
Here's some sauce.
Oh, it's yummier with sauce.
Wait, I'll get you some water.
If you need more food, just tell me.
Here it is, granny.
Hey, Ma.
What are you staring at?
Ma.
You look funny.
I just said you might choke.
You're joking, right?
Ma?
Ma! Grandma Edna!
- Grandma Edna!
- Grandma!
- What happened to Grandma Edna?
- Ma! No, no, she's joking.
- Ma!
- Grandma Edna!
- Grandma! Grandma!
- She's pitiful.
- Give her space.
- No, no, it's not true...
- Edna? Edna?
- No, no, it's not true...
- Edna? Edna?
- No, no, it's not really true!
- Edna? Edna?
- Grandma! Grandma!
Wait! Let's help Grandma Edna.
- Edna!
- Grandma!
I thought I was dead.
There's no one here.
Angel?!
Where is Angel?
Angel...?!
Angel!
Where are my glasses...?
Here's the picture of my granddaughter.
This is my grandchild. Her name is...
is...
What's her name, this grandchild of mine?
Her name is...
is...
Angel.
Angel?
Angel.
Where are you, Angel?
Angel?
Edna...
Edna... Charles is gone.
He suffered a heart attack
while sleeping and never woke up.
I just came from a wake.
I just came back
and here I am attending another one.
I keep looking for you,
though you said you didn't want to see me.
You're difficult to understand.
It's difficult to love you.
But it's still you
I want to hear in the morning
deaf of vigor and short of wonder.
Late at night, when my spirit is awake,
you come like a prayer,
the breath of a caress...
I don't want to see you dead.
...for a yearning, tired soul.
I'm thinking of you from the past
up to the uncertain future.
Hush now.
Let the yearning heart rest
from the past that is losing hope.
Even in a snapshot, joy blurs.
I keep looking for you,
though you no longer recognize me.
I adore,
I love you,
even if tomorrow,
you will no longer be with me.
Hey.
I have a new lipstick.
I'm busy.
What do you mean, busy?
What are you doing there?
I'm busy...
Busy... wait.
Wait...
Oh wow.
It's my birthday?
Yes, it's your birthday today.
How did you know it was my birthday?
- It's your birthday today...
- Who are you?
Okay, blow.
- I'll blow the candle...?
- Uh-mm.
Wait, I'll put on some lipstick.
Oh no, it went off.
I want to wear some lipstick.
We won't be taking any pictures.
Why do you have to wear lipstick?
I just want to.
The candle went out because
you wanted to wear lipstick.
- I'm ready to blow it out now.
- We're almost there.
I have put on my lipstick already.
Darn.
- There you go.
- Hurry.
It's good that you remember my birthday.
I completely forgot about it.
And...
who are you?
Hurry up, Ma.
The cake is melting.
Make a wish before you blow, okay?
While making a wish,
do I need to close my eyes?
Yes!
I wish Charles would be alive again.
I miss Charles so much.
He said he would go with me
when I went home.
I don't like it here anymore.
I want to go home.
I don't want to die alone.
Happy birthday, grandma.
Ma, I...
I am your grandchild.
I am Angel.
Sorry, Ma.
I can't stay any longer.
I need to leave.
Sorry that I left you here before.
I was so confused.
I didn't know what to do.
Ma, thank you.
Although Mama left me with you,
you took good care of me,
more than you did of yourself.
Back then, I wanted to disappear.
I wanted to be free.
That's why I left you here.
I was so cruel. So cruel to you.
It's all Mama's fault.
It's all her fault.
If...
If she had not left me with you...
If she'd taken care of me...
If I hadn't always been seeking
her attention...
Maybe I wouldn't have ended up this way.
I wouldn't have gone astray.
She should not have told me...
"My child,
sorry that your father has left us."
"My child, I'm sorry
that I can't take care of you
because I have a new family now."
Ma, my patience for Mama ran out.
I didn't have a complete family.
I suffered a lot
because of her shortcomings.
But you should have been spared
from our conflict.
You have done nothing wrong.
I thought...
I thought that at this last moment,
I would be able to make it up to you.
I was hoping
I could make it up to you, but...
it's too late, because...
you can't remember me.
You can't remember anything.
Ma, thank you...
for the last time, you showed me that
I don't have to make up for anything.
You made me happy because
you made me feel that I made you happy.
I love you, Grandma.
Angel...
My grandchild.
My grandchild, Angel...
Angel...
Close your eyes, Ma.
Don't open your eyes until I say so, okay?
Don't open your eyes. Don't cheat.
Angel...
Ma...
Ma,
Ma...?
Ma, I'm Divina. Ma...
Ma...
Where is Angel?
Angel... Angel...
Ma?
Angel... my grandchild...
I'm Divina, your daughter.
Why is it not Angel?
I took Angel in
even though my husband and my two
other children were against her.
Before long, they all ended up arguing.
I was caught in the middle.
I told her,
"My child, I'm sorry,
but your Uncle Dante and my other two
children are not amenable."
That's why she suddenly left me.
I ran after her, but I missed her.
It was the last time we saw each other.
She was murdered by her last
customer on the ship.
A sadist.
She was stabbed 30 times
all over her body.
Authorities are now looking
for the suspect who is on the run.
I...
I should have fixed my life.
So Angel would have been spared.
I should not have fallen victim
to her GI father in Angeles City
when I was still working in a bar
on Fields Avenue.
I wish...
I shouldn't have followed
in your footsteps.
Blaming yourself won't help, Divina.
And Edna won't understand you anymore
with her current condition.
At first,
she was bullish
and difficult to get along with.
Have you heard that your mom
and I were mortal enemies?
Eventually, we became best friends.
I'm the only one who understood her.
I was the only one who could see Angel.
I'm a bit gifted.
I can see ghosts visiting this place.
Really, ma'am?
Oh...
Thanks for understanding my daughter's
purpose in coming here.
Thank you, too, for befriending Mama.
I was against Angel's decision
when she left Mama here before.
But I was helpless.
My second husband doesn't like Mama.
Ma, where are you going?
I still need to read
my grandchild's letter.
Go on, leave! I'm going to sleep now!
You're saying too much!
Take care, granny.
We will all miss you.
Go ahead.
We should have prepared something.
- Edna! Take care, Edna.
- Edna?
Edna, be kind, okay?
Edna, be nice.
- Eat at the right time.
- Don't forget to eat at the right time.
I will miss you.
Even though you're so grouchy.
- Take a bath, huh?
- Take a bath always.
- Goodbye.
- Go on.
- Edna? Bye.
- Ma, let's go.
- Thank you.
- Bye.
- Take care.
- Grandma Edna, bye!
- Take care!
- Thank you.
Be careful.
Thank you, Mother.
Help!
Help!
Why did you lock me up in here?
Help!
I can't see anything.
Help.
Help!
Why did you lock me up?
Help!
C'mon, Grandma Edna.
You locked yourself in again.
Then you call out
as if you're being held prisoner.
She's a real headache.
- Come here. Let's step outside.
- You're being fussy again.
Hey, Edna!
You're seeking attention again.
Damn, Edna. What are you doing?
Get out, you demented mermaid!
You were looking for the rope.
What rope?
You all stink!
Enough, enough. Leave Grandma Edna alone.
Let's do our outdoor exercises.
- Let's exercise first.
- I don't want to exercise.
We need to exercise to be strong.
HOME OF CARE
Good morning, grandmothers, grandfathers...
Keep moving.
Move around.
By the way, I'm Janet.
Your new caregiver.
Janet is pretty.
I will lead the exercise for today.
Go on, move.
That's it, go on.
Let's start with stretching.
Two hands in front.
Up!
Both sides.
That's it. Okay.
Now, hands on your hips.
Let's sway.
Good morning, Grandma Camilla.
Okay, let's proceed.
There, sway off.
Now I will teach you a new step.
Two hands in front of you.
Yes, two hands here.
There you go.
Now we will push it!
Go on, push!
Put some force into it.
Push it!
There you go.
- Bump it! Go!
- Push it!
Push it!
- Don't touch me.
- Slap it!
- Bump it!
- You should exercise...
I don't know you.
Grandma Edna, Grandpa Charles.
Let's have the lovey-dovey later.
Let's focus here for now.
You're laughing out loud, huh?
Flirts!
Hey, stop the flirting.
You're both the cause of the delay.
Sorry, it's my fault.
I'm just greeting my friend, Edna.
Don't touch me!
- She loves him too.
- Grandma Edna, what's wrong?
You guys...
Let's proceed with the exercises.
Grandma!
Hopefully, we're all in love.
Go on! Go on!
Stop it.
You should have kissed her.
Edna! Such a nuisance!
Grandma...
Oh, she left.
Let's proceed with the exercises.
Yes, go on.
- I might be accused of rape.
- You should have kissed her.
Go on, everyone.
Do it gently.
Grandma.
I don't want to!
Grandma Edna.
- I don't want to exercise.
- Come on.
Grandma Edna?
- Yes?
- Can we talk?
Wait, who are you?
It's not a day for visitors.
Grandma...
Save the sermon for later.
I need to eat first
before I'll listen to your sermon.
HOME OF CARE
Take a look first.
I'll hit you with this.
I'll drench you with this.
I'll soak you right there.
Enough of that. What's the matter?
Good morning, ma'am.
- Is everybody okay?
- Excuse me.
Excuse me, guys.
Okay, I will get you fresh food and drink.
Enough of that.
It's her.
She's picking a fight.
Who are you?
I saved some bread for you.
I knew you wouldn't get any.
What did you say?
Who am I?
Why are you giving me bread?
Here.
Why are there three pieces?
You know...
I'm not giving you permission
to sit there.
I don't know you.
Who are you?
I am Prince Charles...
You forgot my name again.
If you're Prince Charles,
then who am I?
I am Princess Diana!
Who?
Princess who?
Princess Diana!
You better open your mouth instead.
Open!
There!
Find someone to talk to!
You don't know Princess Diana?
You are so stupid.
Everybody knows her.
Even I know her.
Let me dip.
No, the spicy one.
Sure?
What?
How much for everything?
Is that all you had?
- What?
- That's all?
I'll sum it up.
Here.
Need a ride?
No.
Where's my change?
Wait.
Is this you?
Yes, ma'am.
Are you sure?
Is this right?
It won't fit.
Angel!
Angel!
Hurry!
Shit.
Grandma Edna.
How many times do I have to defend you?
Are you abusing my kindness, huh?
Correct.
170/100, ma'am.
Relax, grandma.
You're not the only one
with high blood pressure here.
The other grandparents are also
experiencing high blood because of you.
Correct again.
Have you taken your medicines?
Give her medicine for high blood.
Grandma Edna, where are your medicines?
There you go again, Grandma Edna.
People are getting scared of you.
Didn't I tell you that
if there's a problem,
we could talk?
Then why are you still bullying
your companions?
The reason why she's acting out
is because she knows we're
not fighting back.
I have not done anything wrong
to any of you.
Especially you, witch!
There you go again.
Grandma Edna, come on.
She's really like a tiger.
Oh, it smells of candles.
Oh no, Edna! It seems you'll be being
fetched by an incoming coffin.
Stop it.
Grandma Camilla, will you please shut up?
Grandma Edna,
if the situation remains like this,
I think I'll have to isolate you
from your companions.
You don't have friends.
You don't have to send me away.
I will leave this place right away.
I will go to my child
and my grandchild.
I will go home!
You don't have a home, grandma.
Where are you going?
I'm going home!
C'mon, you were left here
by your relatives.
You were abandoned!
Where are you headed?
Good riddance...
I'm leaving.
So, you can't leave?
Hey, why did you kick me out?!
You, devils!
It's time to sleep, Grandma Edna.
Come back inside.
Goodnight, grandmas.
Okay, slowly.
Would you like a blanket, grandma?
Who died again?
I don't know.
Oh no...
We've lost a colleague.
What was the lotto result last night?
I don't know. I was on Spotify last night.
I forgot to place a bet.
I'll leave you guys.
I will find a lucid companion.
- Wait a minute.
- I'll go ahead.
What's his problem?
Hey.
Hi, Edna. How are you?
I'm not fine.
I haven't bathed yet.
Hello, children.
You're all beautiful and kind.
Do you have pictures with you?
Here, Grandma.
- Okay. Ready. One, two, three, smile.
- There.
I like that, I like that.
- Do you have pictures of your relatives?
- Nothing, ma'am.
Get out of my way.
Don't block my path.
What's wrong with this child?
Hi, my child.
Do you have a picture with you?
I'm collecting photographs.
Oh yes, here's one.
This is for you.
Thank you.
Have you perhaps seen a picture
of my grandchild
and my own child?
I'm sorry, ma'am,
but I don't have their photos.
Do you have any paste?
- I have this, ma'am. Here. It's yours.
- This one, okay.
- Scotch... paste.
- Tape.
Grandma?
Are these all the visitors we have?
Are there others coming?
No, ma'am.
You must have seen my grandchild
and my own child.
What do they look like, Grandma?
Do you have pictures of my daughter?
No, grandma.
Or of my grandchild?
Nothing, grandma.
Why nothing?
I'm tired from looking
for my grandchild and my child.
- I'll sit here first.
- These gifts are all good.
How about you?
Do you have pictures with you?
Don't look so sad.
I'm always here by your side.
I won't ever leave you
in sadness or in glee.
Let's go to the garden.
I'll pick some flowers for you.
I don't like flowers!
Don't shout. I'm not deaf.
She's getting mad.
Coax her.
She's pretending.
Oh! Hello, Julio. How's your boss?
Judge could not come.
His wife suffered a stroke
and was rushed to the hospital.
He's sending you these flowers.
Thank you.
I'll go ahead, ma'am.
That looks very pretty.
Where is it?
My grandchild...
Ouch. It hurts.
Oh my, it hurt...
This rope.
Ouch.
What are doing here?
What? Who are you?
Are you the new caregiver?
Oh, wait, ouch.
You can say that again, Ma.
Oh really?
What will you do with the rope?
I don't know.
Do you have a photo with you?
I don't. Give me the rope.
I'm collecting photographs.
I said no! C'mon, you need a bath.
- I don't want to take a bath.
- Why?
I don't want to.
You need to take a bath, you're dirty.
C'mon, let's go. You will take a bath.
I don't want to bathe!
Come, where are your things?
I told you before, I don't want to bathe!
You stink! You will take a bath, come.
- I don't smell.
- You stink.
Come on, you will take a bath.
I'll give you back your rope
if you take a bath.
I don't want to!
You will...
- I just bathed...
- When?
- C'mon, Ma. Quick.
- I don't want to bathe!
Go on, you need to bathe.
I don't want to. I have rheumatism.
Get undressed. You bathe yourself.
- No, I don't want to take a bath!
- Come on.
No! I don't want to! I don't want to!
Take off your clothes.
I'm not taking a bath!
- Raise your hands. Raise them up.
- I don't like this!
Help!
- Raise your hands.
- Help!
- Raise your hands.
- Someone is bullying me!
- Raise your hands.
- Help!
Help!
I'm cold.
It's cold initially.
Help!
Don't be stubborn!
I don't want to bathe!
Don't be stubborn!
Suit yourself. I'll dry you off.
I'm shivering.
Help!
- Suit yourself.
- I'm shivering.
I'll wait for you outside.
I'm cold.
- Grandma?
- Help!
Grandma Edna? Are you taking a bath?
You might slip off there. C'mon, Grandma.
C'mon, Grandma.
You should have asked for help.
- I don't want to take a bath.
- Okay, ma'am.
I didn't want to,
but that witch was forcing me.
Okay, granny. You wear your panties now.
I don't want to wear panties.
- Please.
- I'm shivering.
That's why you need
to put on your underwear.
- C'mon, granny. You can't not wear them.
- I won't wear any panties!
- C'mon, granny.
- I don't want to wear panties!
Granny, c'mon. Granny...
Blessed are you amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Granny!
Gosh, granny. Why do you have to pee here?
...filled with grace...
- My God, granny.
- Holy Mary, mother of God.
My God, granny.
C'mon, raise your foot.
- Holy Mary, mother of God.
- And the other one. Please.
My God, granny.
And the other one. Please.
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
- Blessed art thou among women...
- There you go, okay?
Stay put.
I'll comb your hair.
Granny?
Holy Mary, mother of God,
pray for us sinners, now until
the hour of our death. Amen.
I hate you!
I'm warning you.
You showed me no mercy.
I'm already suffering from Alzheimer's,
and yet you're still hurting me.
Janet, you were way out of line with her.
You know very well that
it's prohibited to hurt a resident here.
It is a rule everywhere that
violence isn't allowed.
I didn't hurt her, ma'am.
She hit me.
I was trying to help her
put on her panties.
She strangled me.
I have a mark here.
And she pinched me fiercely.
You're mean! You're so mean!
Okay, Grandma. I will talk to Janet.
Ma'am, I beg you.
Don't terminate my job here.
I need this on-the-job training
to graduate, ma'am.
I need to evaluate you.
I'm sorry, Janet.
Though I regret doing this,
I must flunk you.
Later.
Choose your while.
There are innards, skewered blood.
- What are you having?
- This. Ten pesos each.
- How many?
- I'll have the same.
Okay, just a minute,
I'll finish this first.
How many?
Three.
There's the vinegar.
Hey, don't take my video.
- Uh okay.
- My bratty daughter might see me online,
and scold me.
- Is this to go?
- Yes, take out.
Ma'am, ten only.
Ten?
- What did you order?
- Wait a minute. Just a second.
Hello?
Uh, sir, yes, speaking.
Ma'am my change?
- How did you get her bag?
- Ma'am, please hurry
I'll be late for work.
Sis, my takeout, please.
Uh, sir, thank you.
Yes sir.
Sis, please hurry.
It's good that you got her bag...
- My change?
- How did you get my number?
Sis, additional ten, huh?
Okay, sir, I'm here at the corner of
Azcarraga & Fontanilla.
Near the railway track.
Just a moment.
Yes, I'll wait for you until tonight.
We're having that for dinner.
I'll give you a reward.
What's your name, sir?
It's getting burnt.
Hello?
Transfer it there.
Okay, sir.
- How much?
- Sis, my takeout of ten pieces of this...
- Wait, ten?
- Yes, ten.
Huh?
Feels good.
Hey, Grandma Camilla,
why are you still up?
Who are you really,
you she-devil, huh?!
Granny, I'm the new caregiver here.
Don't be scared, I'm not a ghost!
Anyway, I like the nasty things
you're doing to Edna.
You're checking her bad behavior.
But what do you really want from her?
Nothing, ma'am.
I pity her because everyone hates her.
But the truth is,
everybody here is miserable.
I like you.
You're mean but you're reasonable.
Goodnight, granny.
Go to sleep now.
I'm low on battery, I'll get my charger.
Bro, thank you so much.
My daughter's looking
for this now for sure.
I found a cell phone in the side pocket.
It rung.
Then I read your message to your daughter.
I took a chance and called your number.
It's good that you thought
of doing that, bro.
Yes, ma'am.
Wait a minute.
Don't worry about it, ma'am.
- Please take this, bro.
- I just wanted to return the bag.
To your daughter.
It's all right.
Thanks, bro.
But wait, where did you drop off
my daughter when she left this bag?
At the Port Complex near the breakwater.
I saw a boatman approach her
and help her board a banca.
In Dalahican?
Yes, ma'am.
Did you see any ship
at the port complex, bro?
Was the banca she boarded
headed towards one?
I didn't see anything like that, ma'am.
- Nothing!
- I'll go ahead.
Thank you again, bro.
Okay, ma'am.
- Do you have...
- It's being heated.
There it is.
Hello? Who's this?
Yes, this is me speaking. Yes, me.
In what police station, sir?
How old is she?
And you, ma'am?
How old are you?
I was 15 when I got pregnant with her.
I started that kind of thing early.
How come her surname
is different from yours?
Why "Steven"?
She's my child from my first
relationship with a foreigner.
But she was recognized by him.
Eventually, we lost contact.
Then I had two children with
my second husband,
a Filipino.
That's why I was using "Chavez"
as a surname.
Okay, ma'am.
Did she not ask your permission
when she left?
She didn't give notice.
She suddenly left.
I ran after her to stop her,
but she quickly got on a motorbike.
Here's your ID, ma'am.
I'll print out your information.
Then I must sign it.
- Delicious?
- This is my favorite.
- Let me have some of that.
- No!
It's the soup...
I don't like that either.
What's your problem?
Me? Previously, it was you!
But for now, none.
You have found a match.
Look for a guy who's unmarried!
You're just jealous.
Nice one, Ma.
Go on, finish your meal.
I don't want to eat.
Who are you?
You're grouchy again.
You've asked me that several times today.
I don't know you.
I am Angel.
Angel...
Remember, I am
your beautiful guardian angel.
The most beautiful guardian angel.
Go on, take your medicine.
Angel.
Angel...
I'm drowsy.
Edna. This is for you.
Guardian angel...
angel...
Bro, pass it on.
- Here are the clothes. And the bread, 'pa.
- Bring them inside.
Thank you, thank you.
- We brought everything, for everyone.
- Thank you.
- Here's some more, Pa.
- Thank you.
Get all of this.
- Are there some more?
- Yes, we will take them out.
Okay, go to sleep, Ma.
Why are you staring at me?
I feel awkward with you.
Nothing. I remembered...
I didn't grow up with a grandmother.
I had grampas who taught me karate.
Do you have their photos?
Let me see.
I yearn for photographs.
Nothing.
How about... your relatives?
Do you have their photos?
Because my own child
and my grandchild's photos...
I can't remember where I put them.
Why are you asking
for my relatives' photos
when you're yearning for your relatives?
Nothing.
I just like yearning for things.
I like collecting.
I don't remember what they look like.
Where are you from?
I hail from Pampanga.
I married a local,
but I never learned the dialect.
Come with me.
I'll escape from here!
I will go to my daughter
to get my grandchild that she neglected.
Why do you have to escape
when nobody's preventing you from leaving?
When you came here,
nobody forced you to stay here either.
It's my own child who sent me here.
She left me outside the gate.
She never came back.
It's useless talking to you.
HOME OF CARE
Go on, leave me.
Be merry with your lover!
Let's go. Let's leave.
Let me help.
Why did she...
I'm sorry.
Ma?
Ma! Stop it!
- Get down from there.
- I can't take it...
Let me be, Angel.
- Ma, no. No.
- I'm going.
No, Ma, I won't allow it.
I'm leaving. I can't take it...
...anymore.
Sorry, Ma.
I should not have left you here.
I'm thinking of you.
Although you can't remember me.
I keep looking for you,
though you said you don't want to see me.
You're difficult to understand.
It's difficult to love you.
But...
it's still you
I want to hear in the morning,
deaf of vigor and short of wonder.
Late at night, when my spirit is awake,
you come like a prayer,
the breath of a caress
for a yearning, tired soul.
From the past, I weave your memory
up to the chamber of dawn.
I keep looking for you,
though you no longer recognize me.
Hush now.
Let the yearning heart rest
from the past that is losing hope.
Even in a snapshot, joy blurs.
I keep looking for you,
though you no longer recognize me.
I adore, I love you,
even if tomorrow,
you will no longer be with me.
I'm always here, Edna.
Always here,
especially when you need
someone to talk to.
Edna,
Edna...
don't give up, please.
I will join you.
We will leave here
and we will look for your missing daughter
and grandchild.
Even if you can't remember them.
I will help you remember them.
Guide these elders.
We pray for their health
and for their longevity.
- Amen!
- Amen!
Lord, give them a reason to wake up
every morning with vigor and hope!
With smiles on their lips!
And for us who keep coming
here frequently,
for the deliverance of the good
news from your Kingdom.
They are all longing for guidance and
blessings. Amen?
Amen!
They are glorifying you.
They are worshipping you.
They love you! Amen!
What's with Judge?
His prayers take so long.
The truth is, he's only here for Camilla.
Hey, watch your mouth.
Camilla might hear you.
You deserve a pair of slaps.
They have met here
in one of our prayer meetings.
- They've been together a long time.
- Afterwards...
Don't be loud. Camilla might hear you.
Too bad, she's even a revered teacher.
- They met here in the prayer meeting.
- To reflect on the spirit...
- Yes, you better be quiet.
- ...and lessons that they have learned.
Oh, look at her.
When I woke up one morning,
I saw a rope beneath my bed.
It must have been placed there
by some demon.
I convinced myself that I needed to do it.
No more stepping back.
I was floating.
I couldn't feel anything.
And it was peaceful.
So peaceful that it became
the most solemn moment
of my entire life.
And I uttered, "Lord, let me go."
"I am so tired."
"I want to stop feeling
all the hurt that I am suffering."
Then I closed my eyes.
I closed my eyes and said,
"This is it!"
And then you came, you nuisance!
So, I'm the bad guy, Ma?
It was postponed.
Isn't it possible
that the Lord doesn't want to take you
because you're a bad seed?
You have a point.
But you're really a badass.
No, you're really a bad seed.
I should have left this world then.
Oh wow, I'm a killjoy now?
Hey, do you have any lipstick with you?
It's too late.
Papa Charles is here already.
- C'mon.
- Yes.
What's this new foolishness, Angel?
The housemother might catch us.
She won't.
That's why we chose to hide here,
nobody's here. Shot!
You didn't bother to bring an appetizer.
Here. You're so short-tempered.
Uh-oh.
I can recall my younger days.
My foolishness.
It's fun, right?
We should have invited Charles.
- He's also cool.
- No, no more... he has a sick liver.
How come you know
I like drinking beer-gin?
Shot, shot, shot! Let's make a toast.
It's your shot already.
You're making me tipsy already, Angel.
No...
This tastes too strong.
Of course.
Is there a liquor that tastes yummy?
It tastes yummy.
Let's chat some more, Ma.
- Let me have some crackers.
- You're fussy.
You're going to eat anyway.
Don't you like them?
- I don't.
- You don't like them?
I might get a toothache because of that.
No, you can do it.
Oh, make it quick.
How old were you when you started dating?
Oh my, I was 14 or 15.
Goodness, I can't remember anymore.
We were both the same age
when we started flirting.
I was headstrong when I was cruising then.
I wasn't afraid of anything.
I was careless.
I was thinking, "Nah, I need money."
"That's it."
I was telling my customers,
"No kissing on the lips."
"No falling in love, load is expensive!"
I was working like a horse, Ma.
I'd have 3 to 4 customers a night.
As long as I'm capable, push!
Those 24-hour eateries
had nothing on my libido.
I forgot about Mama altogether.
I was carefree.
"As long as I'm doing what I want,
come what may."
Rock 'n' roll, bro.
It was fun to live life then.
Guide her in.
I didn't know the meaning
of the word "loneliness."
I thought I was Superwoman.
But I was wrong.
- Cheers!
- Whoa!
- Most of the time, I wanted to disappear.
- Come on, let's drink.
I wanted to go wild.
Come here.
I didn't like feeling lonely.
When loneliness suddenly struck,
I wanted to destroy myself.
Cover the wings of the butterfly...
- I wanted to burst like a bubble.
- Come here, baby.
I wanted to die.
You smell good.
Time out first.
- I have to pee.
- Come back here!
Where are you going, baby?
- Sometimes, I dreamed that I was drowning.
- Come back!
There was no water,
but I couldn't breathe,
Stay here.
I was going to sink, but I didn't seem
to have anything to fall on.
You're so fussy!
And I was drowning in the deep
and dark abyss at my feet.
Drink! Drink!
And when I opened my mouth,
bubbles were coming out...
and I was choked by air
that felt like water.
It felt like water was entering my ears
and there was a buzzing sound in my brain.
Sometimes, I don't want to sleep.
I'm afraid of nightmares.
When I'm on drugs,
I want to float right away.
No, I don't want to fly.
I just float in the clouds
even if I don't have wings.
I want to forget all the pain.
I want to be numb.
And even if my heart explodes in pain,
fuck, shit, it's okay.
It's better to feel nothing,
float, and explode!
Better than wanting to scream.
I don't want to scream
because I know I'll cry.
I don't want to cry!
Why? Who's going to listen?
Who cares about someone like me
who wants to disappear?
Maybe it's better if I become a bubble.
Just a touch of a finger and it's gone.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Shot!
Okay?
You didn't bring along some music.
So, we could somehow do
some dancing-dancing.
We could do dancing-dancing
with the two of us.
Stand up, let's dance. Let's go.
What's the craze now?
Is that the latest?
Do the twerk-twerk.
Wiggle your bootie...
Go lower...
Oh no, it's going to hurt my...
Oh, Angel...
That's the way it's done,
Shake your bootie!
Let's go there.
I'm tipsy, Angel.
Let's get out of here.
Wait!
That's how you do the latest craze?
Yes, move.
It's difficult.
The bootie bumps off.
That's it.
I might fall off!
That's how it is.
Over here...
Oops, be careful.
Oops.
Here, here...
Ma? Ma?
Ma, let's have coffee.
Ma!
Ma...
Move, move...
You braggart... you lousy drinker.
I love you, Ma.
Let's shake our hands.
Shake off all the stress.
There you go. Shake, shake, shake.
Let's do it in front.
Shake, shake, shake, shake.
Repeat from the top. Shake, shake, shake!
There you go.
Then, let's hold our hips.
Sway around. Right, okay?
One, three, and one, two, and ready...
One, two, three, four.
All right do it gently.
On the other side.
One, two, three, four, five.
Okay, very good.
Let's continue.
Then we will do this.
That's it.
Let's do it that way.
Okay? One, two... slowly.
One, two, three, four, five.
There you go.
Okay. We go to the other side.
Slowly. Hold on.
One, two, three, four, five.
There you go.
Stretch your hands.
Camilla!
Hey, Camilla!
- Camilla!
- Oh, Edna.
Where are you going?
Why are you suddenly leaving?
I already told our housemother last night.
Judge died.
I want to condole and attend his funeral.
Gosh! That's so sudden.
That's the way it is.
He went ahead of his wife
who was hospitalized,
She also suffered from a stroke.
What if his children and his wife
argue about you?
His wife might follow him.
I know them. They're not into drama.
It's more torturous to hear
their deafening silence.
Besides,
I'll be at the wake past midnight
when people are asleep
and are tired condoling.
Where will you stay
while the wake happens?
In my friend's house in Taytay.
Take care, madam,
God bless.
God bless.
I'll be back here after the burial.
Where else would I go?
Take care.
Hey, take good care of our friend here.
I don't want her to die not seeing
her relatives.
You bring back lots of pictures
from the wake and funeral.
I might find my own child
and my grandchild from those.
- Take good care, Camilla.
- I'll go ahead.
A car is waiting for me.
- Okay, Madam.
- Take care.
Look after her.
There you go. You're now beautiful.
Grandpa Charles will go crazy over you.
Who's Charles?
Do you have a picture of him?
He might know my...
He doesn't know your own child
and grandchild, Ma.
Grandpa Charles is
the one you're flirting with here
in the home for the aged.
Hey, Angel watch your mouth.
- Wow.
- Somebody might hear you talking.
Acting like a virgin, Ma?
Here, let's have this style
and leave it for twenty minutes...
Then will style it some more,
make it wavy and all that.
What do you mean by style it?
Giving it some style and form.
When I remove the curlers,
your hair will be wavy.
You like that?
All right.
There...
I'm distracted.
Oh, well.
Eat.
Sweet and sour fish.
It's yummy, right?
This is my favorite.
Mine too.
Sweet and sour...
Slow down.
You might choke.
I'm taking my time.
Here's some sauce.
Oh, it's yummier with sauce.
Wait, I'll get you some water.
If you need more food, just tell me.
Here it is, granny.
Hey, Ma.
What are you staring at?
Ma.
You look funny.
I just said you might choke.
You're joking, right?
Ma?
Ma! Grandma Edna!
- Grandma Edna!
- Grandma!
- What happened to Grandma Edna?
- Ma! No, no, she's joking.
- Ma!
- Grandma Edna!
- Grandma! Grandma!
- She's pitiful.
- Give her space.
- No, no, it's not true...
- Edna? Edna?
- No, no, it's not true...
- Edna? Edna?
- No, no, it's not really true!
- Edna? Edna?
- Grandma! Grandma!
Wait! Let's help Grandma Edna.
- Edna!
- Grandma!
I thought I was dead.
There's no one here.
Angel?!
Where is Angel?
Angel...?!
Angel!
Where are my glasses...?
Here's the picture of my granddaughter.
This is my grandchild. Her name is...
is...
What's her name, this grandchild of mine?
Her name is...
is...
Angel.
Angel?
Angel.
Where are you, Angel?
Angel?
Edna...
Edna... Charles is gone.
He suffered a heart attack
while sleeping and never woke up.
I just came from a wake.
I just came back
and here I am attending another one.
I keep looking for you,
though you said you didn't want to see me.
You're difficult to understand.
It's difficult to love you.
But it's still you
I want to hear in the morning
deaf of vigor and short of wonder.
Late at night, when my spirit is awake,
you come like a prayer,
the breath of a caress...
I don't want to see you dead.
...for a yearning, tired soul.
I'm thinking of you from the past
up to the uncertain future.
Hush now.
Let the yearning heart rest
from the past that is losing hope.
Even in a snapshot, joy blurs.
I keep looking for you,
though you no longer recognize me.
I adore,
I love you,
even if tomorrow,
you will no longer be with me.
Hey.
I have a new lipstick.
I'm busy.
What do you mean, busy?
What are you doing there?
I'm busy...
Busy... wait.
Wait...
Oh wow.
It's my birthday?
Yes, it's your birthday today.
How did you know it was my birthday?
- It's your birthday today...
- Who are you?
Okay, blow.
- I'll blow the candle...?
- Uh-mm.
Wait, I'll put on some lipstick.
Oh no, it went off.
I want to wear some lipstick.
We won't be taking any pictures.
Why do you have to wear lipstick?
I just want to.
The candle went out because
you wanted to wear lipstick.
- I'm ready to blow it out now.
- We're almost there.
I have put on my lipstick already.
Darn.
- There you go.
- Hurry.
It's good that you remember my birthday.
I completely forgot about it.
And...
who are you?
Hurry up, Ma.
The cake is melting.
Make a wish before you blow, okay?
While making a wish,
do I need to close my eyes?
Yes!
I wish Charles would be alive again.
I miss Charles so much.
He said he would go with me
when I went home.
I don't like it here anymore.
I want to go home.
I don't want to die alone.
Happy birthday, grandma.
Ma, I...
I am your grandchild.
I am Angel.
Sorry, Ma.
I can't stay any longer.
I need to leave.
Sorry that I left you here before.
I was so confused.
I didn't know what to do.
Ma, thank you.
Although Mama left me with you,
you took good care of me,
more than you did of yourself.
Back then, I wanted to disappear.
I wanted to be free.
That's why I left you here.
I was so cruel. So cruel to you.
It's all Mama's fault.
It's all her fault.
If...
If she had not left me with you...
If she'd taken care of me...
If I hadn't always been seeking
her attention...
Maybe I wouldn't have ended up this way.
I wouldn't have gone astray.
She should not have told me...
"My child,
sorry that your father has left us."
"My child, I'm sorry
that I can't take care of you
because I have a new family now."
Ma, my patience for Mama ran out.
I didn't have a complete family.
I suffered a lot
because of her shortcomings.
But you should have been spared
from our conflict.
You have done nothing wrong.
I thought...
I thought that at this last moment,
I would be able to make it up to you.
I was hoping
I could make it up to you, but...
it's too late, because...
you can't remember me.
You can't remember anything.
Ma, thank you...
for the last time, you showed me that
I don't have to make up for anything.
You made me happy because
you made me feel that I made you happy.
I love you, Grandma.
Angel...
My grandchild.
My grandchild, Angel...
Angel...
Close your eyes, Ma.
Don't open your eyes until I say so, okay?
Don't open your eyes. Don't cheat.
Angel...
Ma...
Ma,
Ma...?
Ma, I'm Divina. Ma...
Ma...
Where is Angel?
Angel... Angel...
Ma?
Angel... my grandchild...
I'm Divina, your daughter.
Why is it not Angel?
I took Angel in
even though my husband and my two
other children were against her.
Before long, they all ended up arguing.
I was caught in the middle.
I told her,
"My child, I'm sorry,
but your Uncle Dante and my other two
children are not amenable."
That's why she suddenly left me.
I ran after her, but I missed her.
It was the last time we saw each other.
She was murdered by her last
customer on the ship.
A sadist.
She was stabbed 30 times
all over her body.
Authorities are now looking
for the suspect who is on the run.
I...
I should have fixed my life.
So Angel would have been spared.
I should not have fallen victim
to her GI father in Angeles City
when I was still working in a bar
on Fields Avenue.
I wish...
I shouldn't have followed
in your footsteps.
Blaming yourself won't help, Divina.
And Edna won't understand you anymore
with her current condition.
At first,
she was bullish
and difficult to get along with.
Have you heard that your mom
and I were mortal enemies?
Eventually, we became best friends.
I'm the only one who understood her.
I was the only one who could see Angel.
I'm a bit gifted.
I can see ghosts visiting this place.
Really, ma'am?
Oh...
Thanks for understanding my daughter's
purpose in coming here.
Thank you, too, for befriending Mama.
I was against Angel's decision
when she left Mama here before.
But I was helpless.
My second husband doesn't like Mama.
Ma, where are you going?
I still need to read
my grandchild's letter.
Go on, leave! I'm going to sleep now!
You're saying too much!
Take care, granny.
We will all miss you.
Go ahead.
We should have prepared something.
- Edna! Take care, Edna.
- Edna?
Edna, be kind, okay?
Edna, be nice.
- Eat at the right time.
- Don't forget to eat at the right time.
I will miss you.
Even though you're so grouchy.
- Take a bath, huh?
- Take a bath always.
- Goodbye.
- Go on.
- Edna? Bye.
- Ma, let's go.
- Thank you.
- Bye.
- Take care.
- Grandma Edna, bye!
- Take care!
- Thank you.
Be careful.
Thank you, Mother.