Grandmother(Movie, 2009)

Name: Grandmother
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: T01:50:00
Rating: 3.7

Original title: "Lola" (Tagalog / Filipino/TL)

1h 50min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 6 votes)

Grandmother (also known as Lola) is a 2009 Filipino-French independent drama film directed by Brillante Mendoza. It was entered into the main competition at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival. ()

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About Grandmother

Lola Sepa's grandson has been killed by a cell phone snatcher. Despite being devastated by the sudden violence, she must bear the burden of making the funeral arrangements. She and her family are poor, and there is not enough money for the coffin nor the legal pursuit against the suspected murderer. But the elderly woman is ready to even seek a bank loan to assure both a proper burial and justice for her beloved grandson. Lola Puring is committed to getting her grandson Mateo out of jail, although he has been accused of senselessly murdering Lola Sepa's grandson. But the poor aged woman doesn't have the bail money. Each time she visits her grandson in prison to bring him proper meals, it breaks her heart to see him wasting away behind bars with countless others. At the first court hearing, the two grandmothers must face one another. Both frail and poor, each is determined to do everything necessary for her grandson. The future of the case is dependent on grandmotherly love...

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Trailer for Grandmother + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Lola (Official Trailer)(Trailer, 1:37)

Additional Information

Production countries: France, Philippines

Made by: Centerstage Productions

Original language: Tagalog / Filipino (TL)

Spoken languages: Tagalog / Filipino (TL)

Translated into 8 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 03/10/2010 (World premiere: 09/23/2009)

Cast: Anita Linda

Director: Brillante Mendoza

Production Designer: Brillante Mendoza

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"祖母"

"Babcia"

"Лола"

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Grandmother(Movie, 2009)

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