Ploning

Ploning (2008)

Love. Waiting. Hope.

In the picturesque island of Cuyo, Palawan, an illegal Taiwanese fishing vessel docks carrying the fisherman named Muo Sei, a man looking for something or someone with the name Ploning. He has from sunrise to sundown to look for this "Ploning".

Date of release
2008-04-30
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Drama
Director
Dante Nico Garcia

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Ploning is a 2008 Philippine romantic family drama film directed by Dante Nico Garcia, who won Best Director at the 2008 Asian Festival of First Films. Based on a popular Cuyonon song of the same title about a girl's hidden feelings, the film stars Judy Ann Santos in the title role. Filming was done in the municipality of Cuyo in Palawan, Garcia's hometown. The film was the official entry of the Philippines for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Academy Awards.

Production

The filming of Ploning was entirely done on the municipality of Cuyo in Palawan. It was directed by Dante Nico Garcia, who incidentally, is a native of the town. According to him, the film is based on his childhood memories of the town. When he wrote the screenplay for the film with Benjamin Lingan, he decided to use his native tongue, Cuyonon.

Shooting of the film was done in various locales of the town. This includes the pier, the waiting place of Ploning; and Intigan beach. The basketball court, meanwhile, provided for a setting for the first meeting between Digo and Celeste, while Emilod was the location for the esposada (bridal shower), which took three nights to shoot. A cemetery was purposely built for the film and the locals decided to preserve it as a tourist attraction.

The cast of Ploning is played by veteran actors as well as newcomers to show business. Veteran actress Judy Ann Santos got the title role. Compared to her other roles, which are very dramatic (particularly that of Mara in Mara Clara), her character in the film is seen as mellow and reserved.

The inspiration for the film came from the folk song "Ploning". A fragment is shown below:

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