Herself
A one-of-a-kind legacy project produced by TBA Studios, Habambuhay is a homage to the centennial anniversary of Philippine cinema–an insightfully entertaining documentary series, revisiting the personal experiences of those who work in front of or behind the cameras, those who have shaped the film industry of the Philippines for the longest time.
Doña Atang, a once celebrated film producer from the earlier years of Filipino cinema, celebrates her one hundredth birthday. For her wish, she wants a reunion with all the actors and staff that she has worked with in the past. She is also looking for an unfinished film from one of her directors. Her grandson Michael decides to take the task of finding them. As he does, we remember the glorious years of cinema from its workers–fragments of a colorful past filled with faded memories.
Filipino director Adolfo Alix Jr. returns to the Festival with this timely story of a couple caught up in Rodrigo Duterte’s violent war on drugs when their son goes missing.
A story of four individuals that tackles the world of teaching in all its forms.
A story about love, hope, giving, sharing, forgiving and three ducks.
70-year-old Virginia shares the old ancestral house with Delia, her ever-loyal maid. Delia is marrying her long-time boyfriend, Rene, and tearfully confides to Virginia that she wants to go home to her parents in the province to start a new family life with him. Haunted by a past that Virginia tries to conquer her only son Sonny Boy who disappeared years ago, what follows shows a portrait of a woman and a mother trying to juggle the sad realities of life in a cycle of life and death.
Inspired by the much-publicized travails of Benhur Luy and Janet Lim Napoles, the film opens with a police operation that leads to the recovery of a certain Zeny Roblado who has been unduly detained by her boss Lorna Valera. From there, Zeny spills whatever she knows of Lorna's shady operations to Teresa, a journalist.
Noel who has to assume the responsibility of being the breadwinner of the family after his father went missing.
Herself
The documentary serves as a tribute to National Artist for Cinema Gerardo de Leon in celebration of his Centennial Year. “Salamat sa Alaala.” is inspired by the music composed by the late film director when he was a teenager playing background music for silent movies in Manila theatres. The video opens up with a capsulated history of the birth of the Filipino movies followed by a series of shots of veteran actresses, the academe and the young generation of filmmakers affirming his unique qualities as a world-class film figure. Then we unravel his private life as a family man. The documentary is one way of thanking him for his lasting legacy in the art form he left behind.
Clarise, an OFW mother in Japan, and her desire to have a husband and father for her children. One day, Clarise bumps into Henry, ridiculed and rejected. Then, they meet again in a plane going back to the Philippines. Here, an accident happens. Clarise wakes up and finds herself in an island with Henry, who now has amnesia. Clarise takes advantage of the situation and introduces herself as his wife. She makes him believe that they have been married in Japan and they are on their way to the Philippines to get married in church. After being saved, Clarise then introduces Henry to her family and friends. Will Henry learn to really love Clarise? Or, will Henry find the truth about Clarise's lies? What if Henry learns that Clarise is his "illegal wife?"
MOTH IN TWILIGHT (Gamu-gamo sa Takipsilim) is a short film about a lonely ninety year old lady buys a coffin to her aged house and waits for her death.
Lola Czarina
On the eve of his 25th birthday, the day he’s set to receive money from his trust fund, Rocco (Xian Lim) parties, gets drunk and loses all his money on a poker match. His dilemma: He has to produce the amount, otherwise he will lose the client he needs to defeat his father’s TV commercial production company. Meanwhile, Rocky (Kim Chiu) also needs money to pay the rent, otherwise her family will be homeless. There’s only one way for Rocco to be able to get money from his trust fund: Fulfill the conditions set by his grandmother and that is to get married. Rocky agrees to act as Rocco’s pseudo wife in exchange for a “talent fee.” They seal the deal. As they live like a married couple, Rocco and Rocky face one problem after another, forcing them with no alternative but to reconcile their differences and work with each other. Complication arises when they start to feel for each other, with their bond getting closer.
With his funeral parlor about to go out of business and his wife leaving him for good, Lance has become greatly exasperated. He vents all his anger and frustration to his only son, Lester. With no one to turn to, Lester finds comfort in the company of the corpses in the morgue.
A journalist investigates a woman with the name of China Doll. Soon, he discovers his knowledge of her turns out to be dangerous.
Alice Lake/Anita Linda
The opening voiceover informs us that Lex (Vince Tañada) is returning to the Philippines from Los Angeles, where things didn’t go exactly as planned. In Manila, he is working for film director Jim (Jun Urbano), writing a script for an independent film. He takes inspiration from the people who live in his building. He is enamored with his neighbor Sabina (Monique Azerreda), who he sees climb into a vehicle owned by a congressman running for reelection. Starting from this one fact, he begins imagining an entire life of intrigue of betrayal that has him returning to his childhood.
An assassin, a porn dubber and a transgender. Three souls. One explicit illusion. To find the ultimate joy in their empty lives. A safe haven, where passion and love mean humanity, ecstasy means enlightenment; and the soul is the ultimate arbiter of the truth.
Inspired by the actual story of one of the youngest mothers in Philippine history, “Nuwebe” follows the story of Krista who at the tender age of 9 got pregnant from the sexual abuse perpetrated by her own father. What follows is a story of struggle and renewal. Krista’s story is complex. She refuses to see herself as a victim. Despite her situation, she demonstrates an incredible level of resilience and determination to overcome the trauma of her past. Her mother on the other hand is torn between her love for her child and her love for her husband.
Black is scientifically the absence of color, but not all who see it is color-blind, figuratively. David F. weaves three stories that look into the lineage of African-Americans in the Philippines--from American soldiers in the Fil-Am war to the “Amboys” in the former Clark Airfield. In the course of history, the “F” in “David F.” may spell different levels of discrimination. But would we also admit that we Filipinos are bigots ourselves?
A woman runs her criminal syndicate all the while taking care of her family.
When Paulino Mungcal and his co-worker in a lahar-filled quarry unexpectedly dig up the remains of his 2-year daughter Marikit, they discover that she showed no signs of decay. Could this be a miracle, and could she -- despite death – cure the sick? Inspired by whatever healing power the deceased child may have, Pol asks the church to declare her a saint. But how, when her resurgence stirs up emotions buried by time, and shores up questions about pure love, guilt, sin and salvation?
Lola Lina
A young woman is torn between the affections of her two lovers. One is a young bachelor who brings passion into her life. The other is a married man who has kept her as his mistress for years. Architect JD has a chip on his shoulder about his father Rico never really accepting him as his son. Seamstress Sari struggles to take care of her family. The two meet by chance, and JD aggressively pursues Saris affections. Though the two are clearly a good match, there is a problem standing in the way of their bliss: Sari is the mistress of JDs father. Against his better judgment, JD continues to court Sari even after finding out this difficult fact. He hides his true identity as Ricos son, and fights to win Saris heart.
Filipinas /// Rene, es un chico rico que vive en casa de su abuela, a la que ama y adora. Su capataz Levi, vive en la casa, también. René se centra en su carrera por completo y se va a trabajar todos los días a la empresa que le dejaron sus padres. Sin embargo, René tiene un oscuro secreto, él ama a los hombres. Un fin de semana va a su casa de descanso, que tiene junto al mar con Levi. Abrumado por la belleza masculina y la gracia de Levi, René rompe con todas las reglas, se trata de un fin de semana que cambiará las vidas de ambos para siempre.
Juling
Impoverished, childless and living in a garbage dump, Miguel and Lina become instant celebrities when Lina miraculously becomes pregnant. But Lina gives birth to a fish, which increases her celebrity but leaves Miguel humiliated and the couple at odds. What follows is an illuminating examination of how this unusual family copes and compromises in the face of a modern-day miracle.
A former movie actress went to jail for selling drugs.
A come backing filmmaker finds love and satisfaction in one of his male talents.He battles emotionally that he is not gay, only to discover that his true happiness lies within his hidden nature.
An ex-seminarian slash communist runs a hotel in Baguio. He then meets a handsome upcoming lawyer. A once-a-year trip to Baguio by the lawyer and conversations with the hotel owner develop into an affair which encompasses decades of socio-political changes in the country.
A poor community awaiting regularly for government rice subsidies. The people line up for hours to get their share of the rice, while those who don’t have money to pay for their meager portion end up doing all sorts of things in order to get food on the table.
Lola Sepa
Lola Sepa's grandson has been killed by a cell phone snatcher. Despite being devastated by the sudden violence, she must bear the burden of making the funeral arrangements. She and her family are poor, and there is not enough money for the coffin nor the legal pursuit against the suspected murderer. But the elderly woman is ready to even seek a bank loan to assure both a proper burial and justice for her beloved grandson. Lola Puring is committed to getting her grandson Mateo out of jail, although he has been accused of senselessly murdering Lola Sepa's grandson. But the poor aged woman doesn't have the bail money. Each time she visits her grandson in prison to bring him proper meals, it breaks her heart to see him wasting away behind bars with countless others. At the first court hearing, the two grandmothers must face one another. Both frail and poor, each is determined to do everything necessary for her grandson. The future of the case is dependent on grandmotherly love...
Lola Linda
Laarni is a journalist who has been assigned to write a news report about a ghost called Estrela from a village named Cavite. Estrela is believed to be the spirit of a young teenage girl who was brutally abused. Through her research, the reporter learns that before Estrela died by her own father's hands, she witnessed him murder her own mother. It now seems that the story of the ghost of Estrela is more than a myth. Her spirit has returned to seek it's revenge. Can Laarni discover the secret that fuels Estrellas rage before more lives are lost?
In street slang, booking refers to the reservation of sexual partners possibly through the use of pimps. This film depicts the life of people who accept or give money in exchange for sexual favors.
Lola Anita
A tribute to filmmakers and National Artists Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal. In the "Day" segment, Piolo Pacual portrays the role of William, a drug addict who tries to rebuild his sense of self and reconnect with the people around him. For the "Night" segment, Pascual portrays the role of Philip, who works as a bodyguard for a mayor's son. The bodyguard believes that his boss considers him as part of the family but after a shooting incident, he realizes his real worth to his boss. As he struggles to hide, he is slowly consumed by the claws of darkness lurking the city.
Lola Miling
A grade school English teacher Sarah Gonzales joins the 150,000 Pinoy OFWs working in the United Kingdom to support her Husband, Teddy Gonzales in making a better living for their family. More than just a chronicle of the Filipinos experience working as nurses and caregivers in the UK, this story also charts Sarah's journey to self-discovery from a submissive wife who makes sacrifices for her Husband; Teddy's aspirations to an empowered woman who finds dignity and pride in a humbling job as a Caregiver in London.
Sikil (2008) es una peli de temática gay filipina, que aborda temas como la bisensualidad, los triángulos amorosos, la pasión desatada y salvaje o la búsqueda de uno mismo.
El film nos cuenta la historia de tres amigos adolescentes (2 chicos y 1 chica) que crecen juntos desde pequeños en un pueblecito al sur de Manila, la capital de Filipinas.
Enzo, es un chico que nunca tuvo el amor de su padre. Su mejo amigo se llama Maynard, con el que se baña a menudo en el río. Los dos amigos guardan una estracha relación con su vecina Melang, una chica de su edad.
Con el tiempo, Maynard acudirá a Filipinas para probar fortuna en la vida, algo que le llevará a trabajar en el mundo de los shows para hombres.
Más adelante, Enzo también acabará yendo a Filipinas y el destino hará que los amigos vuelvan a encontrarse de nuevo. Lo que antes era estrecha amistad ahora se convierte en pasión desatada.
Adela
Adela, a former radio personality, celebrates her 80th birthday. Alone, and without support, she longs for the family and stability of years gone by. Mundane events take on heightened meaning as Adela gauges her life against those of the sea of humanity. Adela is about the quiet moments in life that can fill us with either joy or sorrow.
Amelia
Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po! is a 2007 Regal Productions movie starring Maricel Soriano and Eric Quizon. The movie is one of the official entries of the Metro Manila Film Festival.
Lola Trining
Jason and Billy struggling to fulfill their unlikely dream, and having their world crumble around them as a consequence.
Inang Sion
Ian Montes is a picture of success. Despite being a son of a shipping tycoon, Ian refused to just ride in his father's empire. He built his own real estate company and earned his first million at a very young age. He never looked back since then. Driven by his ambition to become better, if not as good as his father, Ian managed to make it on his own. But behind all the glory is a man yearning for love and recognition.
Lola Corazon
Half-sisters Aileen and Romina, along with first cousins Ruth and Sandra, reunite in Camiguin to bury their grandmother. Accompanied by Sandra's friend, Lucy, the five girls dare to call on the spirits of the dead when they find their old Ouija board from when they were kids. The Ouija board is burned by accident before they are able to finish the ritual, trapping a murderous entity around them. As they begin to realize the terror that they have brought upon themselves, Aileen and Romina's hostile relationship even become more strained, while Lucy's sanity brings a heavy burden on Sandra, and Ruth's boyfriend, Gino, is unknowingly pulled into the danger and horror that await all of them. Confronted by imminent Death, the girls have nowhere to go unless they can identify the spirit and find out where it is buried. It is only by leading the spirit to its burial ground that they will able to release the spirit from the Ouija board and survive its fatal hauntings.
Sally Malasmas applies for a US visa. There she meets the young and dashing vice-consul Will Derby with a wide, warm and inviting smile. Sally feels it's her lucky day! But Will thinks Sally does not have enough ties to the Philippines that will make her come back. He denies her visa, beams one last sweet smile at her and turns his back before she could protest. It isn't Sally's lucky day anymore. Sally Malasmas is a Care Officer at the National Statistics Office. She's smart and is a genuinely caring person who always has a hand to help other people.
Old Inya
Inya, a heroine of the Philippine resistance against the Japanese during World War II, recalls events involving her husband Edilberto and their childhood friend Ignacio, a transvestite who, masquerading as a woman also named Inya, becomes the lover of the local Japanese commander, Ichiru, and is caught between a duty to be a spy for his country and friends and his reluctant but growing love for Ichiru.
Stella's Lola
Set in Philippine post-American colonialist era, where the American influence was still apparent, Ilusyon tells the story of Miguel, a young man from the countryside, who decides to visit his father, Pablo, a Modernist painter in Manila. Upon his arrival, he discovers that his father has decided to leave for the province but he opted to stay in Manila for a vacation. One day, he meets Stella, a nude model originally scheduled to pose for Miguel's father. Struck by her beauty, Miguel does the unthinkable - he pretends to be his father the painter. Developing a relationship based on a lie, things turn for the worse as Stella begets a strange skin disease that turns off Miguel. Surrounded by strange characters - a talking cow, a talkative mailman and a nosy landlady - Miguel is driven into a frenzy realization about beauty, lust, love and being true to oneself. An ambiguous ending underlines the surreal tone of the film.
Lola
Liberated 2 essays the journey of four modern characters from excelling in sex to knowing how to love. Through games and wild adventures, our protagoinsts come to realize that liberation is not just for the body but also for the heart.
Lola Susana
Jojo grew in the house of his wicked Lola Susana who never taught him to be a rightful person. He became an image of his grandmother--- deceitful, arrogant and very greedy. He intentionally destroys the lives of his brothers and his sister without knowing that his own actions leads to his own downfall.
Mother Superior
Two orphans, George and Bin who are also aspiring singers decide to leave the orphanage with hopes of achieving their dreams. Unfortunately, they end up in a junk shop as helpers. One day, as George was buying something, he sees Wendy with Austin, who were engaged to be married. But the two figure in an accident and George immediately rushes Wendy to the hospital. He tries to call Jo who happens to be Wendy’s cousin, when he found her number in her wallet. George learns that because of the accident, Wendy lost her sight. From here on, Goerge decides to take a part in Wendy’s life while Bin and Jo start to get attracted to each other.
Mercedez
A lyrically brutal tale of a pair of young lovers, Nena and Jose, doing their best to live and love in an increasingly hostile world.
as
Tiffany, a young and confused artist finds inspiration in Edong, a handsome eggplant farmer. In a Cinderella twist, Edong left behind an enormous eggplant which Tiffany used to track down her Prince Charming.
Lola Benedicta
Badong (FPJ) is an auto repair shop owner and a doting father to Joey (Judy Ann Santos), his pretty but tomboyish daugther. The protective father that he is, Badong disheartens every young man who tries to woo Joey.The real test in their father-daugther relationship comes when Badong meets and falls in love with a beautiful doctor. Thinking that she is losing her father's love to another woman, Joey agrees to go out with her boastful suitor to spite Badong.
Nicena
The plot revolves around a girl, who manages to get romantically involved with two people - one in real life and one she meets on the internet from the USA, but neither of these men know about each other. The fun starts when her internet lover makes a business trip to the Philippines, where both her lovers meet up and discover that they're going out with the same girl.
Sister Corazon
Victor and Michael are ordinary brothers who have different likes and taste in life. Victor is a chickboy while Michael likes foods and very gullible. Being at the wrong place at the wrong time, they find themselves entangled in mischief with the authorities and goons. Seeking shelter as nuns, will they ever pull this off?
Lola Angeles
Christopher cannot help but think that he is jinxed, but his luck changes when an impish Christmas elf appears, offering him and his siblings a wish.
A classic dramatic piece on poverty and prostitution is transformed into a poignant take on failed celluloid dreams. A son of a late actor notorious for womanizing in his heyday aspires to be a big star someday but can't get past beyond being a stuntman. His meager income hardly suffices to support his family driving the wife to resort to selling her body.
Milet's Lola
Millet hired Jay, who pretended to be a gay, as as her pseudo-husband in order to avoid a fixed marriage which she totally opposes to. Together, Millet and Jay presented themselves as a newly-wed couple in Millet’s family in Paete, Laguna. In the long run, Jay and Millet started to really fall for each other. However, Millet learns about Jay’s faked sexual orientation and his initial intention why he took the offer which is to earn money to finance his dreams of flying away from the Philippines all the way to Japan. This is a tale of true love between two ambitious persons, which started out from chains of lies and deception. In the end the main characters will be given the chance to express their ulterior motives.
The story of a generation that loves to party & loves to booze.
Mrs. Molan
An Earl disowns his son James for marrying Annie, a middle-class woman. The couple leaves England to start a life in New York with their son newborn child Cedie.
Fernando Poe Jr., stars as a dedicated retired policeman forced to join the police force anew to go after a corrupt politician.Landlord Ernie was making life difficult for, a cop out to help Berting find new lodging as he goes undercover. Ernie shifts gears upon meeting Berting and practically bends over backwards to get the cop as a lodger.Not much later, Ernie decides to start his courtship of Berting by serving his specialty dish: BAHALINA. The madcap flirtation ends in mayhem when the neighborhood goons come for an unexpected visit.- Written by ledster
Lola
Cristy is a gambler in too deep with debt from Facundo and Aurora. When she found out that her debtor’s son has taken a liking for her daughter, Susie, she devised a scheme to get rid of her debt.
Celia
Childhood friends, Nonoy and Jenny, embark on their freshman year at a prestigious university together. However, bad company leads Nonoy astray. As he nearly loses everything, he works his way back to his path.
Yaya Benita
Barbara loves her little sister Ruth deeply. When Ruth becomes devilishly manipulative by threatening to kill herself if her sister doesn't break up with her boyfriend Nick . The sisters end up engaging in black magic to get back at each other.
Auring
A set of happy-go-lucky teenagers struggles to keep the group together as each of them faces various challenges on life, love, friendship, and family.
Aling Leticia
Two brothers are in love with the same girl -- their conflicts, trials, and tribulations.
Carol is a career woman determined to prove herself in a male-dominated corporate world. Her life suddenly changes when she falls in love with a carefree repairman Tonchi.
Sister Carmen
A nun is ostracized by her superiors after a brutal encounter with a rapist leaves her pregnant.
Inay Guila
After her mother dies in childbirth, a blind little girl has to learn to live with her wealthy father’s new wife—her new stepmother—and her two children. After her stepmother purposely leaves her alone outside a crowded church, she is found by an old fisherman, who raises her as his own daughter.
Levi's Mother
A teenage boy befriends a starlet who is having an affair with an ambitious mayor. As the elections are coming up, the mayor's wife wants him to get rid of his mistress. The starlet agrees to stop the affair on condition that the mayor help release her boyfriend from jail. The mayor does so, but wants the former jail-bird to kill his political rival.
Juana
A robbery goes wrong and the bank's teller, Josie is abducted by lone gunman Angelito Asuncion. A few weeks pass and Josie escapes to tell a tale of terror and mayhem. She asserts to have faked falling for him in order to win his trust while Angelito surfaces to claim otherwise. Josie is not really a victim but has been his lover for some time. In fact, they planned the whole thing so they could start a new life together. Who is telling the truth?
Aling Gloria
This is a true-to-life story of Arsenio Cayanan,an Amerasian whose difficulties as a youth led him to a life of crime.
Aning is a maid in the Cuevas household. She is raped by an unknown assailant and comes home to the province pregnant. Her older sister Dinya serves the Cuevas household to search for the culprit. She catches the culprit but at the cost of her own vitrue.
Momay
A riches story amidst the filth and squalor of the Smokey Mountain. A scavenger among the garbage who had to carry her crippled mother on her back while begging on the steps of the Manila Cathedral. Raped by an unknown man she left her poverty laden existence and won success as a singer.
Real life newlyweds Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez play a couple adjusting to married life.
Nobody can stop them from falling in love.
Iska
In the heart of Manila, a rookie pickpocket crosses paths with Baldo, the so-called "king of pickpockets".
A man masters the ancient art of arnis with the help of his grandfather to get revenge on a group of crooks who attempted to beat him to death.
Aling Marta
A young woman, Cristy, must reconcile the choices she makes for her future with the demands of her overbearing mother, Rosa, in this intricate Filipino drama. When Cristy's father, Julio, abandons the family for his rich mistress, Jenny, Rosa refuses to let Cristy attend college. Tension mounts when Cristy not only seeks help from her dad but also falls in love with Jenny's brother.
After an exasperating fight with her mother, Debbie (Anna Marie Gutierrez) decides to leave home and elopes with Boy (Gino Antonio), the cousin of her boyfriend, Nestor (Julio Diaz). They get married and stay in the house where Boy and Nestor live, distressing Nestor even more. Debbie’s friend, Letty (Jaclyn Jose), has been in love with Nestor for a long time and she seizes the opportunity to get closer to him. After a night of sex, they tie the knot and live in a room next to Boy and Debbie’s.
as
Narcisa is pledged by her mother as security for a loan to a family that owns a gambling den.
Cora Blanco
An actress's past is unraveled after a fan starts stalking her.
A former soldier lays down his gun after the war and comes home only to find his hometown in shambles as a result of the conflict that he thought by the war that he fought. He takes up arms again to restore order in his town.
Rosa
This dramatic anthology of true-to-life stories of love and domestic problems based on letters sent by to the TV drama program hosted by Helen Vela who gives advice to troubled viewers.
Auring
A nun who acts as a counselor in a home for unwed mother undergoes political awakening when her friend and namesake belonging to the same congregation as hers inspires her to get involved in the struggle for justice and freedom of striking workers in a cooking oil company.
Dreaming to be released from her miserable life of poverty, Aida, a waitress, abandons her bedridden father, her moralistic mother, her jobless brother and her good-for-nothing sister to live-in with her boyfriend Carding, whom she believes could give her salvation. But her plan only gives her more misfortunes. Carding gets jailed for drug peddling. Aida opts for an abortion. She later lives with a wealthy man to feul her ambition. Carding is released from prison and finds out about his wife's illicit affair.
A story of bravery and heroism during Japanese invasion and post Japanese era.
Sion
About a woman who changes personality to please the man she's with, and about the man who brings her sexuality to full bloom.
Juana
A story of friends who got entangled in the ironies of falling in love. Fate decides to play a trick on the quartet. Sharron and Jackie are close friends with contrasting personalities. On the other hand William and Rowell are students in the same school who are close to one another as the two girls are. Sharon and Rowell fall for each other and jealousy rears its ugly head on their relationship. Jackie and Rowell felt left out.
Landlady
Stern, intelligent Sylvia, a lawyer, finally met her match. Only that the person is a woman, and was convicted of murder.
Salud
This film probes into the minds and hearts of illegitimate children and their mothers.
Mrs. Formoso
This is the story of the dramatic journey of Victoria, a struggling but talented singer whose search for a "career" leads her to an adventure that will change her life forever. She is introduced to a celebrated song writer Joel who makes her his protege and who later falls madly in love with her. Torn between her booming career and Joel's proposal of love; Victoria turns her back on love and chooses a successful singing career. Joel, whose heart is broken, marries Sandra, the heiress of a recording company. The three characters are caught in a web of pride, deception and lies.
Chuck decides to make an honest woman of his long-time live-in partner Carissa by marrying her. But marriage does not seem to agree with them for they are now headed for a divorce. Chuck is seeing his colleague Betsy while Carissa is spending a lot of her time in David's apartment.
Andy, a faithful and meek sacristan of Father Anselmo had his optic nerve severely damages when some armed men tried to rob the church one night. He's to become totally blind if not for Dan (a prisoner who was a victim of a frame up) who donated his eyes to him before he died after a usual prison riot. Having Dan's eyes, Andy was sent to a mission where he sees through dreams and instincts. He defends Dan's family even to the point of risking his life.
Margot's mother
Maricel, Dina, and Snooky are in for exciting times as they hit the college campus! They meet cute guys, join organizations, fall in love with their professor, and get into all sorts of mess.
Maria
Lydia, a prostitute, is caught between the love of her long-time partner, Sidro, who is a hired gun, and George Grace, an American soldier stationed at a U.S. military base in Pampanga.
A successful couple decide to separate and see other people in this romantic comedy from Lino Brocka.
Classes clash in this 1981 teen romantic comedy by Lino Brocka about a streetwise college dropout attempting to win the heart of a privileged, wealthy girl.
Abdul's Mother
Flor de Liza is a story of two different girls who has the same dad. Flor who was born in a wealthy family and Liza who was born on an average society and who grew up without knowing and seeing her dad. Until Liza's dad decided to look for her and asked her to be with her but refused to because she doesn't want to leave her mother. Liza only decided to leave her Mom when her father suddenly died on an accident. She was forced to move with Flor's family and live with them, but it turned out that Flor's Mom doesn't want Liza to be friends with her daughter. But nobody could tell them what to do, and they became best of friends. But Flor's Mom will do everything just to keep Liza away from Flor...
He's the king.
Sofia
Babette Gomez and her family just moved to the city. Meeting the neighbors, a man instantly hooked her. She is insterested. Only then that she discovered that he's mentally ill. He is being chained by his family.
Ba Day
Based on the true story of film actress Ina Balin and her efforts with American Red Cross volunteer Betty Tisdale, as well as a compassionate Vietnamese woman running a Saigon orphanage, to rescue as many children as possible and fly them out of the country before South Vietnam's fall in the spring of 1975 through the An Lac baby-lift.
Owners of an old dance studio's and veterans in vodaville. Failure to reach their dreams of becoming a famous dancing duo, poured all the desired gain sole son Sonny. Due to the inherited skills from parents, became a dance instructor in their studio.
A 1980 Filipino action film starring Lito Lapid and Melanie Marquez.
Nenuca Belisario
A group of beauty contest finalists stranded in a desert island without food, water and shelter.
A 1980 Filipino action film from Carlo J. Caparas
An unusual bank robbery provides breathtaking drama to this action adventure.
A Foolish Parody Of Charlie's Angels Dolphy,who is considered the "King of Comedy" of the Philippines,stars in these parody of "Charlie's Angels" known as "Dolphy's Angels". He is cast together with Filipino sexy actresses who are known for their sex appeal.
This musical-drama revolves around a widower who lived in the US with his only daughter. They returned to the Philippines, where his late wife grew up.
Sylvia, the beautiful middle-aged socialite whose string of lovers and public separation made her the center of Manila’s gossip mill.
Chayong
Based on a popular komiks serial by Elena Patron.
The bitter-sweet love affairs of four sisters with different outlooks and temperaments end in simultaneous weddings.
The movie was based from a popular komiks serial by Carlo J. Caparas. It was serialized in Modern Romances and True Confessions magazine.
Mother
Poldo, a lowly security in a publishing firm, dreams to be rich. He becomes the personal bodyguard to his employer's son, Sonny, when he impresses the latter with his courage and skills during a quarrel where Poldo defended Sonny. Poldo gets a taste of his boss' carefree and extravagant lifestyle and thinks that he accepts him as a friend. In one of the nightclubs they frequent, Sonny is smitten by dancer Cristy and aggressively pursues her despite a warning from San Pedro, the movie director with whom Cristy has an affair. When they chance upon each other, Sonny and San Pedro fight. Poldo comes to his boss' rescue and guns down San Pedro. In subsequent circumstances, Poldo would soon arrive at a bitter realization. As he could not see in Sonny the benefactor that he pictured him to be, Poldo finds himself alone, abandoned and betrayed.
A Filipino spoof movie of Voltes V.
Aurelia 'Mameng' Sanchez
Two childhood friends choose different paths in life; one believes in the principle of law and justice and the other believes that only the ruthless survive.
A true story about a conniving sociopathic mass murderer named Napoleon Agra one of the most wanted men ever in the Philippines.
Romeo's Mother
Suzette thinks she’s liberated woman who doesn’t believe in marriage. On the other hand her boyfriend, Norman, keeps on proposing. These are conflicting beliefs of two students undoubtedly in love with each other. Their relationship is then put to the test when Suzette meets Manny, who happens to share the same belief with her. Will she swallow her so-called principle and be merry with the one she truly loves?
Two desperate lovers snatching every bit of forbidden time.
Mrs. Bustamante
A wealthy couple’s sacrificing adopted son, Alonzo (Christopher de Leon) and wayward biological son, Alvaro (Mat Ranillo III) vie for the love of the same woman, Estella (Vilma Santos).
Lulu
A fashion model is torn between two men: her young boyfriend who is a self-centered fashion model and an older married man who is estranged from his domineering wife.
A 1977 Filipino drama by Danny L. Zialcita.
Based on the horrific 1970's murder of 8 nurses in Chicago by Richard Speck that paralyzed the city of Chicago!
A Goldoni style comedy which launched the movie careers of Trixia Gomez and singing sensation Rico J. Puno,. Vivian Velez was discovered and eventually became a major player in the industry as a producer and a star. Others in the cast are Marlon Ramirez, Anita Linda, Bella Flores, Angie Ferro and Marissa Delgado. The story is about a cabaret (a dance hall with taxi dancers) which opens in a fishing village sparking a major ruckus. It tells of a girl, who, because she is poor, joins the cabaret to be able to survive and support her younger sister (Andrea Bautista, the producer’s daughter) and brother (Bong Revilla who is at present an action superstar and Philippine Senator). The hypocrisy of the country’s rural life comes to fore. A visiting singer becomes the hapless girl’s knight in shining armor.
Divino was doubly blessed with good looks and an irresistible charm that made him the most desirable man in town. He was also blessed with a voracious appetite, much to the annoyance of his companion, Panchito.
A story depicting the life of executed murderer and gang leader, Marciál "Baby" Ama. Ama, who became a gang leader with his prison mob while serving a sentence for lesser charges, was executed for murder at the age of 16 via electric chair on 4 October 1961.
A 1976 Filipino drama film by Danny L. Zialcita
Dra. Reyes
Mario O'Hara's surreal debut film about a man recovering from mental illness.
An innocent young woman who sells flowers in a small-town cabaret frequented by down-and-out prostitutes is lusted after by the son of a school principal, played by Anita Linda. An aging gardener takes her in to try to protect her from the harsh world, though secretly, he too lusts after the young girl, in spite of his impotence cause by the war. She goes to school, where morality and empty platitudes are mouthed, but the attempts at life's lessons are foiled by the realities of the cabaret world. While the school and the gardener try to protect her innocence, the young girl is lured by the temptation of the worldly cabaret, and her womanhood is awakened.
Dolores' Mother
The movie tells of Eliseo, a former policeman and a monk, who seeks refuge in a monastery in a secluded town of Andalucia. He blamed himself for the death of his brother and isolates himself from the tragic past. While staying in the monastery, a group of bandits led by Gardoso looted the place and killed all in sight. Eliseo survived the massacre and vowed for revenge.
Amy’s Mother
Amy must choose between two men, Vic, her ex-husband who suddenly disappeared, or William, her present husband who can provide everything she needs.
Judge
Mrs. Marced (segment 2)
The greatest, longest, most expensive film produced in the film history of the Philippines. Five segments with an all-star cast, directed by five directors with a running time of 3 hours and 20 minutes.
Patring
A story about Lorelei a mermaid and Paing a fisherman.
A three-part, social drama on parent-child relationships, it stars the Philippine movies’ most beautiful face, Amalia Fuentes as the Phaedra-like, upper-crust stepmother who falls in love with her stepson, the adorable Boots Anson Roa as the slum mother who has to choose between her bastard son and her good-for-nothing love, the alluring Pilar Pilapil as the social climbing fashion model who belittles her sacrificing adoptive parent.
Lucia
"Tatlo, Dalawa, Isa" is a compilation of three intimate stories directed by Filipino cinema legend Lino Brocka. The films show the perseverance of hope despite a sense of despair. Featuring a drug addict, an abandoned daughter and a repressed catholic.
Ortega
The son of a wealthy man, Junior has everything he could possibly want. But the emptiness of his extravagant lifestyle and the hypocrisy of the town's so-called leading citizens weigh heavily on him, and he reaches out to the village outcasts.
The film tells a story of large rural families suffering from economic insecurity in a remote part of the town of Magdalena, Laguna, where major life events are punctuated by the tollling of the church bells, and the coastal community of Dalahican, Quezon. Both places are homes of large families dealing with the reality of poverty.
as
Joey, a resident of a Manila slum, is a GI baby. He doesn't know his American father. His mother, an ex-prostitute in Olongapo City, is forcing the 17-year-old boy to capitalize on his good looks and bluntly tells him to marry a rich girl so that both mother and son will have a comfortable life, an idea he detests and becomes the object of conflict between them.
A story about a woman imprisoned loses her sons, in the process, she loses her mind, her beauty, and her future.
Divina at her best, Bino at his ruggedest, and Berting at his toughest, they call themselves the unholy trio as they blast their way to hell.
This is a Monumental Epic in the History of Filipino Movies.
Marta
It's Darna and she's awesome as ever.
Great Gerardo de Leon fantasy, about a legendary bandit and his python-guarded treasure trove.
Out of the laughter and tears of our forgotten millions comes the Great Motion Picture of Our Time.
Gerardo de Leon's great revisionist film about one of Jose Rizal's most memorable characters, Sisa.
A 1979 drama film starring Christopher de Leon, Rudy Fernandez and Alma Moreno. Originally serialized in Wakasan Komiks
