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Wikipedia article
'Deadma Walking' is a 2017 Philippine comedy - drama musical film, directed by Julius Alfonso.
The film is about a terminally ill gay man who fakes his own death to attend his own wake to hear his friends views on him.
The film, based on a Palanca Award-winning screenplay, was commercially released in the Philippines on December 25, 2017 as part of the 43rd Metro Manila Film Festival.
Cast
Main
* Edgar Allan Guzman as Mark "Crying Diva": He is the best friend of John.
* Joross Gamboa as John "Dying Diva" Samson/Yolly Redgrave
: John Samson: He is a terminally ill gay man who fakes his own death. He is also known as "Migs," short for 'amiga', Spanish word for "female friend."
: Yolly Redgrave: She is the disguise of John in order to attend his own funeral.
Supporting
* Candy Pangilinan* Nico Antonio
* Dimples Romana as Mary
: She is the only sister of John. Mary had misunderstandings between his brother John as she was not able to go home when their mother died.
* Gerald Anderson as Luke
* Vin Abrenica as Joseph
* Eugene Domingo as the leading lady on the fictional French film 'Au Revoir'
* Bobby Andrews as doctor
Cameo
* Iza Calzado* Joseph Bitangcol as policeman
Production
'Deadma Walking' was directed by Julius Alfonso and produced under T-Rex Productions. Eric Cabahug began writing the screenplay of the film in 2014, predating 'Die Beautiful' another film which 'Deadma Walking' has been compared to by two years. Alfonso sees his film as with "more heart" than Die Beautiful and remarks that "the character doesnt really die" in 'Deadma Walking' while the protagonist in the other film "really dies".
The screenplay of the film won second prize of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature in 2016.
Release
The film was commercially released in the Philippines on December 25, 2017 as part of the 43rd Metro Manila Film Festival.
Reception
Box office
'Deadma Walking' garnered a total of box office gross during the official run of the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival.References
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