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THE EMBALMER

ANG BANGKAY

By Tañada VINCE

MAISON ZBZ - as PROD / CONS

Drama - Completed 2023

- Year of production
- 2023
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- PHILIPPINES
- Duration
- 130 mn
- Director(s)
- Tañada VINCE
- Synopsis
- The Embalmer tells the story of the Corintho family who owns a funeral business. The story begins with the death of the matriarch, Milagros. Leaving Isabel to deal with the responsibility of dealing with the errands in the family business and the household left behind by her mom, and then some. Isabel, not wanting to be imprisoned by in his father’s control and demands, decided to escape. Her plans were foiled when she got caught by the house help Miding and Oryang. To keep Isabel from fleeing, his father, Segismundo decided to arrange her to be married with Lemuel, Segismundo’s assistant in the funeral house. Just when Isabel thought he was finally free of his father’s control, the darkness will eventually engulf the entire household, choking the light and life in the Corintho family’s funeral house.
  The Embalmer is a tragedy filled with secrets, layered upon secrets, scandals hiding in plain sight, the hypocrisy of humanity and the consummation of desires.