A film about a gravedigger (played by Joem Bascon as Bangis) living inside a cemetery mausoleum pushed to the limit when his daughter becomes critically ill won the Best Picture award in the Full-Length Film Category in this year’s Sinag Maynila.

The Awards Night (Gabi ng Parangal) held at Conrad Manila’s Forbes Ballroom also saw the film, “Pailalim,” winning the Best Director for Daniel Palacio, Best Cinematography for Rommel Sales and Best Editing for Diego Marx Dobles.

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