Patay na si Hesus and We Hope Jude can find his own Accountant

Patay na si Hesus and We Hope Jude can find his own Accountant

When Iyay, a single mother, learns that her estranged husband has died, she drags the entire family on a road trip from Cebu to Dumaguete to attend the funeral. With her children Hubert, who has Down Syndrome; Jude, a lovesick transman; Jay, who is living the bum life as her passengers, Iyay drives her tiny multicab on a journey that yields unexpected stopovers, detours, and revelations.

Directed by

Victor Villanueva

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Released Date: August 16, 2017

Jaclyn Jose as      Chai Fonacier as    Melde Montañez as    Vincent Viado as   Mailes Kanapi as

Iyay                         Jude                    Jay                               Bert                       Lucy

When I first encountered the film in an ad on Facebook, it was both intriguing and a bit appalling. Intriguing because of the fact that the movie poster was nowhere connected to a Holy Week scene which is immediately linked to the line “Patay na si Hesus”. At the same time, it was appalling on my Christian morality that a movie should never use Jesus’ name in some sort of profane way. However, I watched it nonetheless and this is my take on the film.



The story was told in a comical manner through family road trip. It was as if the audience were invited along to the family’s journey as a spectator to their cursing, hugging, getting drunk, and everything in between. I especially, like this because it does not limit the viewer to one point of view but rather challenges him/her to understand each character.



Set mainly the south part of Cebu as well as Dumaguete City, the film does not only highlight the places but the culture that came with them (e.g. being offered a free taste of carcar lechon from at least 10 different vendors.). The director highlights the culture very vibrantly throughout the story but still brilliantly maintains its connection to the story. Most of the movie focused only on the trip of the family in the south part of Cebu.



One cannot also help but love how the Cebuano dialect was massively used in the film It is a wonder to watch how Jaclyn Jose who plays as Iyay, the head of the family speaks as if she truly lived in Cebu. There weren’t any flashbacks costumes nor heavily stylized net designs but with the curses and “chars” were placed in the film, here was apparently no need for that.



Although each character played his/her role exceptionally well, the one that truly stands out for me is Chai Fonacier who plays the role of Jude/Judith Marie/Jude eat Marie. I can only laud her faithfulness the role of being a transman who widely, loves his girlfriend’s child as if it were his own. Never did she waver from the macho spirit even when she laughs in the earlier interview with Robi Dominggo that she was 100% a girl. And when she put on lipstick to beg the love of her life to stay, you could feel a collective gasp in the Theater.



Courageously exploring the theme of “the original versus the second family”, having an out and proud LGBT child, and raising a son who someone refuses to grow up, it is safe to say that the film boldly presents the true spirit of a Filipino family. In the director’s own words, “Yes, they are functional but they’re a family nonetheless.”



With an all OPM soundtrack that gives you all the right feels and a stellar cast who makes mundane appear magical “Patay na si Hesus” can best be remembered as a film that will make you look at your own family in a new light. The song I like the most that when you listen onto it you can already visualize the movie “Patay na si Hesus” is Kawanangan because it relates to the situation of Jude because he is broken hearted. This is the first paragraph of the song “Di na di na ko mohilak pa Kapoy na ning mga mata Wala nakoy ikabuga Hala padayun abi nimo ug sayon Apan akong agwantahon Malimtan lang tika puhon Ug karon ako nang luparon Manamilit kay ako ng taposon”. In the end, Jude said that he is already done in crying or “maoy” because it’s painful and he will insure you that he will forget the girl soon.































































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