Ploning

Ploning
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Directed by	Dante Nico Garcia
Produced by	Jourdan Sebastian Guia Gonzales
Written by	Bj Lingan Dante Nico Garcia
Starring	Judy Ann Santos Cedric Amit Mylene Dizon Bodjong Fernandez Gina Pareño Eugene Domingo
Narrated by	Tessie Tomas
Distributed by	Panoramanila Philippines Co. (film) GMA Records and Home Video (DVD and VCD)
Release date	April 30, 2008 (2008-04-30)
Country	Philippines
Language	Cuyonon Filipino Tagalog Taiwanese

Ploning is a 2008 Philippine romantic family drama film based on a popular Cuyonon song of the same title about a girl's hidden feelings. It starred actress Judy Ann Santos and was directed by Dante Nico Garcia, who won Best Director at the 2008 Asian Festival of First Films. Filming was done in the municipality of Cuyo in Palawan, Garcia's hometown. The film was the official entry of the Philippines for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Academy Awards.

In the present, a mysterious Taiwanese fisherman, Muo Sei, lands in the town of Cuyo, Palawan beside the sea where he immediately looks for someone named "Ploning". In a flashback to some years ago, Ploning is known as a hardworking and thoughtful woman who, despite her age and beauty, decided not to marry. She had loved a man named Tomas fourteen years ago who left for a better life in Manila leaving her heartbroken and pining for his return. Despite this, Ploning continues her roles as a dutiful daughter to the town patriarch Susing and to Tomas' grieving mother Intang, a compassionate friend to outsider Alma, and a caretaker of the invalid Juaning, whose son Digo she has taken under her care as well.

Ploning however, decides to leave their peaceful life to look for Tomas in Manila. Digo, overcome by grief, seeks help in the town guest, the nurse Celeste, whom they learn also had a lover named Tomas back in Manila. Due to her deep devotion, Ploning rejects the notion that this Tomas and her Tomas are the same person. On the day Ploning disappears, rain falls on Cuyo who has been suffering a dry season. Muo Sei is later revealed to be Digo, and the townspeople who are leading the town are the people Ploning helped back then.