Turumba

7.3

/10

1h 27m 7+Comedy Drama Documentary

Set in a tiny Philippine village, the inimitable Kidlat Tahimik's film focuses on a family that makes paper-mache animals to sell during the traditional Turumba festivities. One year, a department store buyer purchases all their stock. When she returns with an order for 500 more (this time with the word "Oktoberfest" painted on them), the family's seasonal occupation becomes year-round alienated labor.Set in a tiny Philippine village, the inimitable Kidlat Tahimik's film focuses on a family that makes paper-mache animals to sell during the traditional Turumba festivities. One year, a department store buyer purchases all the... Read more

Starring Homer Abiad, Iñigo Vito, Maria Pehipol, Patricio Abari, Bernarda Pacheco, Katrin de Guia, Claudia Aderes

Watch "Turumba" on DocAlliance Films released in 1981. It's a comedy and drama movie, and has a rating of 7.3 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.