Carmen faces the wreckage of her husband’s suicide two years after he left her for

another woman. The 54-year-old math teacher boldly assumes the debts that drove him to

kill himself and revives the jewelry store she used to manage for him.

In an act of compassion, she gives back her husband’s devastated mistress her old job as a

saleslady at the store. This stuns her three children, especially her daughter, the feisty

middle child. As her children struggle with their own lives, Carmen’s desperate efforts to

keep her family intact eventually come home to roost—with mixed results.

Director Bio:

Multi-awarded Filipino director JOEL C. LAMANGAN studied film and theater at schools in the Philippines and abroad. He acted and directed for stage and television, then took screen roles, before opting for film direction, making his debut in 1991 with Darna. Among his notable films are The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995) which won the Golden Pyramid award at 1995 Cairo International Film Festival and Best Actress for Nora Aunor, Pusong Mamon (1998), Deathrow (2000), Hubog (2001), Huling Birhen sa Lupa (2003), Blue Moon (2006) and Deadline (2011).

In 2014, his entry HUSTISYA won the Best Actress and Netpac Awards in the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. It was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival and competed in Warsaw and Nantes.

Bhoy Intsik (2017) was given a Special Jury Prize at the Oporto International Film Festival. Rainbow’s Sunset (2018) won the Metro Manila Film Festival Best Picture award and a Special Jury Award at the 2019 Houston International Film Festival.