Ploning-Filipino-2008

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In the picturesque island of Cuyo, Palawan, an illegal Taiwanese fishing vessel docks carrying the fisherman named Muo Sei, a man looking for something or someone with the name Ploning. He has from sunrise to sundown to look for this “Ploning”. In his search, Ploning is revealed to be the island’s town belle of the year 1982. She was an importrant women for the town with myths and legends around her. She also holds a secret that exemplifies the selfless love that withstands blood, pain and even time. Will Muo Sei find his Ploning, accept the love revealed to him or continue to walk in hate? The movie is based on a popular Cuyunon song of the same title about a girl’s hidden feelings in a man’s point of view.

Director
Dante Nico Garcia
Screenplay
Dante Nico Garcia, Benjamin Lingan
Cinematography
Charlie Peralta
Music
Vincent de Jesus
Cast
Judy Ann Santos (Ploning), Gina PareƱo (Intang), Mylene
Dizon (Celeste), Meryll Soriano (Alma)
Production Design
Raymund George Fernandez
Sound
Albert Michael Idioma
Production & Sales
Panoramanila Pictures
#1B, Gonzales St, Xavierville
1, Loyolla Heights, QC, Manila, Philippines 1108
T: +63 2 9299710
F: +63 2 4260790
Festivals & Awards
Official entry from the Philippines for the Best Foreign
Language Oscar (2009), Paris Film Festival

Dante Nico Garcia, who has worked as a production designer in a number of movies,makes his directorial debut with this film.