Plot
As a tropical storm beats down on the island of Cebu, two sisters leave work and never make it home... Simultaneously a murder-mystery and an exposé of endemic corruption in the Philippines today, GIVE UP TOMORROW looks intimately at the case of Paco Larrañaga, a student accused of killing two sisters in July 1997. In a way that is both specific to the country and disquietingly universal, the film exposes a Kafkaesque extravaganza populated by flamboyantly crooked public officials, cops on the take, and a frenzied legal and media circus. GIVE UP TOMORROW is also an intimate family drama focused on the near mythic struggle of two angry, sorrowful mothers who have dedicated more than a decade to executing or saving one young man.
Written by
Michael Collins, Eric Daniel Metzgar, Marty Syjuco
Directed by
Michael Collins
Cast
Crew
Production Countries
United Kingdom, Philippines, United States of America
Production Companies
Thoughtful Robot Productions, ITVS
Languages
English
Awards
22 wins & 16 nominations