▁and ▁purs ues ▁them ▁both ▁to ▁the ▁ro o ft op ▁as ▁the ▁house ▁catch es ▁fire ▁from ▁a ▁burst ▁gas ▁pipe . ▁ ▁As ▁V era ▁corners ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁roof , ▁Lion el ▁confront s ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁reve als ▁that ▁he ▁witness ed ▁V era ▁d row ning ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁his ▁lo ver ▁in ▁the ▁bat ht ub ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁and ▁acc uses ▁her ▁of ▁lying ▁to ▁him ▁all ▁his ▁life . ▁V era ▁becomes ▁en rag ed ▁and ▁sw all ows ▁Lion el ▁with ▁an ▁opening ▁in ▁her ▁st om ach ▁before ▁trying ▁to ▁kill ▁Pa qu ita . ▁Lion el ▁cut s ▁his ▁way ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁body ▁with ▁the ▁pendant ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁earlier , ▁causing ▁V era ▁to ▁fall ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁burning ▁house . ▁Lion el ▁and ▁Pa qu ita ▁escape ▁the ▁burning ▁ro o ft op ▁as ▁the ▁fire ▁brig ade ▁arriv es . ▁They ▁kiss ▁and ▁then ▁walk ▁away ▁arm - in - arm . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁took ▁place ▁over ▁eleven ▁weeks ▁on ▁location ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Well ington , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁on ▁a ▁re put ed ▁budget ▁of ▁around ▁$ 3 ▁million . ▁The ▁night time ▁c emetery ▁scene ▁was ▁fil med ▁at ▁the ▁Kar ori ▁C emetery ▁in ▁the ▁Kar ori ▁neighbourhood ▁of ▁Well ington . ▁ ▁Jackson ▁re used ▁the ▁song ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁organ ▁as ▁the ▁m ourn ers ▁wait ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁church ▁prior ▁to