Cover A snippet of 'Four Sisters and A Wedding'
A snippet of 'Four Sisters and A Wedding'
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The holidays are better with our loved ones around. In this article, Tatler lists some of the most heart-warming Filipino family dramas
Filipino families always have a very special touch on Christmas celebrations. As early as September, colourful lanterns and heart-warming carols fill the streets with delight. As the dates draw closer to the holidays, more people gather, eat, and visit each other's places with special presents.
Among the activities enjoyed by Filipinos on holiday occasions is watching movies together, this is why in this list we have listed family-themed movies that will take everyone on a roller coaster of emotions.
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Below are Tanging Yaman, Anak, Seven Sundays, and more:
1. Four Sisters and A Wedding
Four Sisters and A Wedding has all the elements of a Filipino family-themed drama: comedy, a heart-wrenching screenplay, and interesting characters whose stories their audiences can relate to. In the movie, four sisters reunite to dissuade their younger brother from marrying his fiancee. As they interact, they face unresolved problems they have kept from each other for a long time.
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2. Tanging Yaman
Tanging Yaman follows the story of three long-estranged siblings who revisit their family home to deal with a property dispute after their father's death. Because they have not spoken in years, the siblings rekindle old arguments and resentments. Their mother, Loleng, suffers from Alzheimer's disease yet she tries to bring her family together.
3. Seven Sundays
In Seven Sundays, estranged siblings gather to fulfil the wishes of their ailing father. When they spend time together, they settle old issues.
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4. Anak (2000)
How do you mend a broken relationship between a parent and a child? Rory Quintos' Anak (2000) follows the story of a mother who returns to the Philippines after working abroad. When she gets back into the household, she discovers that her family has already fallen apart.
5. Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat
If your family's goal is to laugh out loud then play Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat. In the movie, Ina and her best friend Rowena find jobs as maids inside the Malacanan Palace; after exposing the truth about the President's assassination, Ina is elected as the new president of the country.
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Jove holds a degree in Journalism and is currently pursuing graduate studies in Philosophy at the University of the Philippines–Diliman. She has flair for in-depth, interview-driven stories that explore politics and culture, shaped by her background in national broadsheets.
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