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Sundo
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Topel Lee
Produced by	Jose Mari Abacan Topel Lee
Written by	Aloy Adlawan
Starring	Robin Padilla Katrina Halili Rhian Ramos Hero Angeles Mark Bautista and Sunshine Dizon
Music by	Carmina Robles Cuya
Cinematography	J.A. Tadena
Editing by	Marya Ignacio
Distributed by	GMA Films
Release date(s)	March 18, 2009
Running time	161 min.
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino Tagalog English
Budget	Php34,500,000
Gross revenue	Php100,079,566

Sundo is a 2009 Filipino suspense-thriller film from director Topel Lee, with screenplay written by his Ouija screenwriter Aloy Adlawan. The film stars Robin Padilla, Katrina Halili, Rhian Ramos, Hero Angeles, Mark Bautista and Sunshine Dizon.^[1] The film was released on March 18, 2009.^[2]

Plot

The film opens with Vanessa (Iza Calzado) who was killed when she was visited by her long dead husband as her companion. The film then cuts to Romano (Robin Padilla), a retired military operative who goes into seclusion after being seriously wounded in battle and almost died, discovers that he has the uncanny ability of seeing ghosts around people who will soon encounter sudden, disastrous deaths. Worried of his brother, Romano’s blind sister Isabel (Rhian Ramos) persuades him to return to Manila with the help of Louella (Sunshine Dizon), Romano’s childhood friend who harbors affection for him.

An aspiring actress, Kristina (Katrina Halili), a widow, Lumen (Glydel Mercado), and her nephew, Eric (Hero Angeles) hitch a ride with Romano, Isabel and Louella along with Louella’s driver, Baste (Mark Bautista). On their way back to the city, the group manages to avoid a fatal accident on the road and their respective “sundo” or ghost companion by a twist of fate. After surviving, the group took their supper in a local eater somewhere in Baguio. Lumen, who was eager to pee, went into the bathroom where she died as a rail spike pins her head. Soon, Eric died in a series of odd reaction similar to Final Destination happened as he was electricuted.

The group realized that there is a way to cheat death as Baste and Romano nearly survives a large explosion in a public market killing a large populace. Then the group starts to die in gruesome ways and Kristina, Baste and Isabel died in mysterious ways. Romano was confronted by death for the last time in the rooftop and he fell in the tower towards the pool. He rose up the pool and saw Louella grieving not because of Romano but how she want to avenge her father's death (in the film was a family matters). Romano turns around and saw his dead body lying on the pool and he was the ghost companion of Louella, the last one to die.

Principal cast

• Robin Padilla as Romano^[3]
• Sunshine Dizon as Louella
• Rhian Ramos as Isabel
• Katrina Halili as Kristina
• Hero Angeles as Eric^[4]
• Mark Bautista as Baste^[5]
• Glydel Mercado as Lumen
• Jacklyn Jose as Mercedes
• Iza Calzado as Vanessa

Reception

The film opened with favorable reviews, obtaining a B grade from the Cinema Evaluation Board, and a PG-13 rating from the MTRCB (Movie and Television Review and Classification Board) - the country's film rating system. Critic Nitz Miralles described the film as "a high octane horror", she continuous to praise director Topel Lee for his ability to genuinely scare the audience, as like from his previous horror film efforts like Ouija and Yaya.^[6] However, the film is criticized for being "too violent" for a PG-13 movie by critic Veronica R. Samio, whilst praising the film for its fast pace and screenwriter Aloy Adlawan's "shocking" twist ending.^[7]

The film's total gross is 100,079,566 Pesos.

See also

• GMA Films
• Ouija

References

External links

• Official website
• Sundo at the Internet Movie Database
• Sundo at the Internet Movie Database