The STORY
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".
In his search, Ploning is revealed to be the island's town belle of the year 1982. A dutiful daughter to patriarch Susing, a committed supporter to grieving Intang, an honorary sister to extended family Nieves and Toting a wise ally to simpleton Alma, a supporter to broken-hearted Siloy and a co-mother to half-paralyzed Juaning. A woman so important that the town barely notices the absence of rain because of her presence in their lives.
Despite her renowned beauty, everyone is puzzled why this 30-year-old spinster refuses to get married and still hopefully waits for her beau, Tomas, to come back. Tomas left for Manila when Ploning was 16 years old and there has been no sign of him coming back any time soon. Ploning's silent demeanor adds to the mystery and depth of love that no one seems to understand.. In the center of this, is a 6-year-old boy named Digo who has built his world around the affection and care of Ploning, his foster mother. But his entire world crashes as he learns that Ploning has plans of going to Manila to look for Tomas. Thus, leaving the boy with his bed-ridden mother, Juaning and his strict older brother, Veling. Digo tries everything to stop Ploning from leaving and finds an ally in the town's visitor,
the beautiful town nurse, Celeste. Celeste claims to have known and fallen in love with a man named Tomas and tried to follow him in Cuyo to find out if he loved him back. Ploning, with security and so much faith, denies that her Tomas and the man Celeste fell in love with are the same man. On the day of the fiesta, the rain comes and Ploning seems to be missing. Digo's feeling of abandonment leads to a tragedy that grieves the town. But no one was prepared for the secret that Ploning has kept all these years. A secret that exemplifies the selfless love that withstands blood, pain and even time.
Did Ploning choose closure with the man she has been waiting for half her life or the future of young boy whose life is not her own? Will Muo Sei find his Ploning, accept the love revealed to him or continue to walk in hate?
CAST
PLONING
Ms. Judy Ann Santos
INTANG
Ms. Gina Pareno
CELESTE
Mylene Dizon
ALMA
Meryl Soriano
NIEVES
Ces Quesada
SUSING
Tony Mabesa
TOTING
Crispin Pineda
JUANING
Eugene Domingo
SELING / OLD CELESTE
Tessie Tomas
BADOCDOC
Ketchup Eusebio
OLD VELING
Ronnie Lazaro
OLD SILOY / MAYOR
Joel Torre
DIVINA
Beth Tamayo
BASIT
Jojit Lorenzo
TSUY
Spanky Manikan
Introducing
DIGO
Cedric Amit
SILOY
Lucas Agustin
VELING
Ogoy Agustin
MUO SEI
Bodjong Fernandez
Watch Ploning’s trailer on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXfoG95OIOw&fmt=6 .
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http://www.ploningthemovie.com
