After 30 years of marriage, middle-aged couple SANDY (Sharon Cuneta) and ROB (Richard Gomez) have decided to announce their separation after Sandy’s parents’ 55th wedding anniversary. But things don’t go as planned when they learn that their two children, ANJ and SAM (Kathryn Bernardo), and Sandy’s parents are going through marriage/relationship problems of their own and the only thing their family are looking to for support and inspiration are Sandy and Rob’s seemingly solid marriage. So now, Sandy and Rob decide to work together to help fix their family’s problems in order for them to go their separate ways with as minimal pain for their family as possible. So will Rob and Sandy be able to go through with the separation, and all their plans thereafter, or will they rediscover their love for each other?
Bitter Melon is the story of a Filipino-American family who reunites for a Christmas party at the family home in San Francisco only to find out that Troy, the second oldest child, has been ruling the house with fear—intimidating everyone who lives there—including his mother, and even physically abusing his wife. What starts as a fun holiday reunion turns into a darkly humorous crime scene as Declan, the youngest son, leads the family as they conspire on how to best murder the violent and abusive Troy. (Limited Screening Dec 2018)