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Short summary

Amidst the vast sugar plantations of Negros in Southern Philippines, a matriarch lies in the throes of death. The news of the impending death of this beloved social figure spreads among the community and her children come home to deal with the crisis. As they come together, they are forced to confront the issues of inheritance, tradition and the family legacy. It is a familiar tale. After all, every family has its story. And to each one, its own deserved secrets.

Mark Gil's last film before his death. Gil was already diagnosed with liver cancer during production, but this information was not yet revealed to the public at the time.

Mark Gil initially did not want to accept any projects at the time the film was starting to go into production. It was his sister, Cherie Gil, who also played his sister in the film, who convinced him that "it won't feel like work."

Gabby Fernandez, the film's director, is a close family friend of Mark Gil and Cherie Gil.

User reviews


  • comment
    • Author: Gir
    I think the first review is a mistake for "Mana" not MAMA!
  • comment
    • Author: Adoraris
    Well mama wasn't what I call a horror, if I'm honest I was quite bored watching it, I like horrors that use amazing camera angles and suspense to capture you and make you sit on the end of your seat think "OMG what's going to happen next" I'm afraid mama just didn't do that for me, don't get me wrong it was a good movie for what it's worth, I do have to say there was a few movie mistakes in it, every time it was meant to be dark at night, it was always light outside through the windows and that just really bugged me, I wasn't too badly directed, I didn't really like the ending if I'm honest just sort of ended and that was it, this isn't one of my best reviews, if you've never seen this film, don't prepare yourself for a A class horror, is more of a C class horror, the sorta horror that you'd watch while eating your tea or something like that... all in all meh not bad
  • Credited cast:
    Fides Cuyugan-Asensio Fides Cuyugan-Asensio
    Tetchie Agbayani Tetchie Agbayani
    Ricky Davao Ricky Davao
    Jaime Fabregas Jaime Fabregas
    Cherie Gil Cherie Gil
    Mark Gil Mark Gil
    Jeffrey Quizon Jeffrey Quizon - (as Epy Quizon)
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Archi Adamos Archi Adamos - (as Archie Adamos)
    Joe Gruta Joe Gruta
    Bart Guingona Bart Guingona
    Roma Angelica Hendricks Roma Angelica Hendricks
    Rolando Inocencio Rolando Inocencio
    Dado Jose Dado Jose
    Ayie Laureta Ayie Laureta
    Jamela Magbanlac Jamela Magbanlac
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