Five Reasons to Watch Puregold CinePanalo’s blockbuster hit ‘Multwoh (Patay na Patay Sa'yo)’
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After its successful run in the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, the Panalo sa mga Manonood film “Multwoh (Patay na Patay Sa'yo)” is bringing its unique brand of kilig, comedy, and supernatural chaos to 13 Ayala Cinemas nationwide beginning October 21.
A full-length entry in the 2026 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, the movie quickly became a crowd favorite, earning four festival honors: Panalo sa mga Manonood, Panalo sa Production Design, Puregold Always Panalo, and Panalo sa Brand Intrusion. With an upcoming nationwide release, more Filipino moviegoers now have the chance to experience the film that had audiences clamoring for more screenings.
What makes Multwoh worth watching? Here are five reasons to catch it on the big screen.
1. It is a love story that refuses to rest in peace.
What happens when you die before you can tell someone you love them? For Marcel, played by Sassa Gurl, death is not the end of the story. After dying suddenly in college, Marcel returns as a ghost with unfinished business involving Miguel (Joao Constancia), her high school best friend and the person she never found the courage to confess her feelings to.
Directed by Rodina Singh, Multwoh takes a familiar romantic dilemma and gives it an unexpected supernatural twist. Rather than relying on romance alone, the film blends horror, comedy, and heartfelt drama to explore fear, desire, grief, and the things left unsaid.
Its humor and timely references make the heavier moments more accessible, while its contemporary banter gives the characters a recognizable place in the world audiences inhabit today. The result is a love story that can be delightfully ridiculous one moment and surprisingly affecting the next.
2. Sassa Gurl and Joao Constancia deliver the kilig, and all the feels.
At the heart of Multwoh is the relationship between Marcel and Miguel, brought to life by Sassa Gurl and Joao Constancia. Balancing the awkwardness of unspoken feelings with the humor and tension complicated by love and the afterlife, Sassa and Joao’s dynamic gives the film its emotional center.
Expect a roller coaster of emotions—moments that make the audiences laugh, scenes that bring tears, exchanges that make one giddy, and of course, supernatural surprises. Multwoh is more than a conventional romantic comedy or a straightforward ghost story; it invites audiences to welcome its absurd premise, while rooting for two characters whose predicament feels all too human.
3. The production design is to die for.
The film’s visual world is part of the fun, from the environments the characters move through to the elaborate looks that bring its supernatural cast to life. The production design gives the story a tangible sense of place, while the makeup, prosthetics, hair, and costumes help distinguish its colorful assortment of characters.
Embracing looks that are expressive, exaggerated, and full of personality, the visual inventiveness of the film is among the elements recognized by the film’s Panalo sa Production Design award. Rather than serving merely as a backdrop for the story, the film’s design choices reinforce its playful approach to the supernatural, giving Multwoh an identity that complements its blend of romance, comedy, and horror.
4. Sassa Gurl gives her all, on-screen and off-screen.
A film like Multwoh needs a lead who can embrace its outrageous premise while grounding its emotional moments, and Sassa Gurl throws herself into the role of Marcel with the commitment the story demands.
Sassa Girl has also helped bring the film to life beyond the screen, from interviews and online appearances to a memorable promotional stunt at TriNoma in which she climbed into a coffin to drum up curiosity about the movie.
For audiences who know Sassa Gurl through her online persona, Multwoh offers another reason to watch: the opportunity to see her take on a full-length film role while bringing the charisma and comic sensibility that have made her a recognizable figure. Her performance also earned her a Best Actress nomination at the festival, placing her among the competition's leading performers.
5. It puts queer love and representation at the heart of a story with something to say.
For all its jokes, jump scares, and romantic mishaps, Multwoh has a heart that goes beyond the supernatural. Its queer characters are not simply there to provide comic relief or make the story more colorful—they are the people whose desires, fears, relationships, and unfinished business give the film its emotional weight.
The film makes room for queer storytelling that is entertaining without being uncritical of the world around it. As director Rodina Singh pointed out, “hindi porket on the frontlines tayo ng kabaklaan, hindi na tayo sasawasaw sa ibang mga isyung panlipunan, ‘di ba?”
The statement captures an important part of what makes the film refreshing. Queer stories can be funny, romantic, messy, and commercially appealing while still engaging with broader social concerns. Marcel and Miguel's story gives audiences characters worth rooting for and relationships worth taking seriously, even when the circumstances are decidedly out of this world.
That audiences embraced the film so enthusiastically makes its Panalo sa mga Manonood recognition especially meaningful. It is a reminder that Filipino moviegoers are willing to show up for stories that reflect a wider range of experiences and identities.
The success of “Multwoh (Patay na Patay Sa'yo)” reflects the spirit of the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, as it continues to champion quality Filipino films that tell stories rooted in the Filipino experience, while giving filmmakers opportunities to bring distinctive perspectives to the big screen.
With Multwoh screenings scheduled at Glorietta, Trinoma, Market! Market!, Fairview Terraces, Ayala Malls Manila Bay, Ayala Malls Circuit, Ayala Malls Feliz, Ayala Malls Cloverleaf, Ayala Malls Marquee, Ayala Malls Harbor Point, Ayala Malls Center Cebu, Ayala Malls Centrio, and Ayala Malls Capitol Central, more moviegoers will have the opportunity to discover Marcel and Miguel's story, and decide for themselves whether love really can conquer all, even death.
Tickets will be priced at ₱250 each, making the film an accessible big-screen experience for moviegoers. An announcement on when tickets become available will be made through the film's and Puregold CinePanalo's official online channels.
