A 2012 documentary about the making and the legacy of the 1982 drama masterpiece directed by Ishmael Bernal that ended up being one of the greatest Asian films of all time. The revelations about the theory of "Who killed Elsa?" will be answered and also, the impact of the film to the Filipino culture and society.
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Adela is a young woman who seemed to be cursed from birth. Now a teenager, she begins to show signs of strange abilities which grow stronger as she is bullied.
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A 1995 Filipino comedy starring Babalu, Jimmy Santos, and Ogie Alcasid.
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Fernando Poe Jr. stars as Carding Villamar, a city professional who returns to their hometown of Evangelista after learning of his brother's untimely demise. As a series of events unfold, he soon discovers that his brother didn't succumb to a heart attack as he was made to believe. He was shot in cold blood for refusing to sell his land to a powerful congressman. With a town muted and crippled by fear, the congressman's henchmen move unhampered to silence Carding and his brother's orphaned family as well. Big mistake. Armed with only a crusty riffle and a whole ton of rage. Carding sets out to right the wrong and exact vengeance for the murder of his brother. That is, if he survives the hot pursuits of bounty hunters, the militia and the police who are all in the congressman's payroll.
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Due to an accident, Johnny is forced by his adoptive parents to leave their province. He moves to Manila together with his younger brother Utoy. Johnny is hired to replace Boogey as the driver and bodyguard of Jessica. Rage and envy turned Boogey to Mon (Ramon Christopher) and started working against Jessica's family. Johnny must then find a way to protect the threat to Jessica's life.
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A 1993 Filipino drama anthology film by Joey Gosiengfiao.
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A 1992 Filipino action comedy starring Dennis Padilla and Janno Gibbs.
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A 1992 Filipino action film starring Phillip Salvador
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He used to be an outlaw. Now, he is feared by the criminals. Follow this action-filled chapter in the life of Boyong Manalac and witness how he terminates the notorious hoodlums one by one in cold blood. Starring Eddie Garcia, as the hoodlum turned cop. Also stars Edu Manzano, John Regala, Marta Sonano and Pinky De Leon. Eddie Rodriguez directs.
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Monique is a popular singer disguised as Digna to escape from her stepfather and his stepbrother Gilbert, who slowly killed her mother and also wanted to kill her to seize their wealth. Gilbert and his father thought Monique is already dead until he met Monique in a restaurant as a waitress. Due to this, Gilbert hunts Monique to get her killed. While trying to escape Gilbert's men, she accidentally met Carding, a thief in Ermita with his sidekick Libag. Their love story begins while she stays with Carding's slum along with the kids Carding is taking care of. Gilbert and his father were later caught during police operations and Monique recovered her house and wealth. In the end, Monique keeps Carding's kids in her house and confirmed their love for each other.
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Roselle, Vera, and Gemma are three childhood friends living different lives in search of love and real happiness.
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The death of tycoon Ernesto Benitez left behind two daughters by different mothers.
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About young people learning that happiness comes from learning how to give of one's self. MANYIKA is about an enchanted doll who came to life and taught two orphans the value of love. BANANA-CUE is about a rich girl who found happiness in the company of a classmate who sold sweetened bananas in order to see himself through high school.
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A story about three girls struggling to find a better life in the city by working as maids in a house of a wealthy family. Carmela discovers a very important secret about her life when she met Crising, the loyal servant of the family. Yasmin fell in love with her master's son, Willi, but was distraught when Willie couldn't stand up for her and their unborn child. While Noemi who ran away from her mother to reach for her dreams, pretends to belong to a rich clan when she met a guy she likes.
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A scheme of two sisters fell through when the one falls for the other's estranged husband.
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An honest to goodness cop who labors to keep the honor of his badge. Fighting ruthless criminals, he has acquired the fury of the syndicates he is fighting. But despite all the threats that are coming his way he does not give up.
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Two couples find themselves in a complicated love triangle.
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Conrado Balweg, dedicated himself to the service of God but while he was assigned as a parish priest in Cordillera in the Mountain Province, events transpiring around him forced him to take up arms to rescue his people from the greed of developers from the lowlands, and from a government who was unsympathetic to the plea of the indigenous tribes to save their ancestral lands. In the war which ensued with the arrival of the military forces, Fr. Balweg was forced out of his parish and into the mountains, where he later became one of the most charismatic of leaders, admired by the masses, hated by the government and loved by many women.
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Kamagong stars Lito Lapid,Ruel Vernal and J.C. Bonin,in his last film role before becoming a full-time pastor.It is a coming-of-age story revolves around three Arnis fighters participating in full contact matches.It was directed by Carlo J. Caparas.The term "Kamagong" in this film, refers to a pair of ebony sticks carved like blunted double edged swords. This weapons have a tradition of being used as an instrument of justice. The sticks themselves also represent benevolent qualities in the stick-fighter.
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A doting father, terminally ill with cancer, spends the remaining days of his life with his young daughter.
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Action arises between outlaws in Olongapo.
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An auto mechanic who believes in honest hard work is the illegitimate son of a rich man. He proves to be better than his father's legitimate children.
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월식이 일어나는 날, 슬럼에 사는 엘사는 성모 마리아를 목격한다. 친구들과 이웃들은 그녀의 말을 의심하지만, 엘사는 사람들을 치유하기 시작하고 결국 성령으로 임신을 하게 된다.
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In a time in the Philippines when the concept of divorce does not exist, a young woman has an affair with a married man. Eventually, they move in together, and that is when the problems start.
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A motion picture about about a group of lost and confused youth.
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The life of tomboy tricycle driver Olga gets thrown for a loop when she collides with the rich Truman, who then makes it his mission to win her heart.
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A playboy meets his match in a sassy girl.
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The movie portrays wayward men who suffer within the walls of the national penitentiary.
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The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families conflict with each other as they live on the streets, which are rampant with drugs and prostitution.
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A provincial son who just finished law school embarked on becoming a successful man, even if it means leaving behind his former life and seducing a woman beyond his means.
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A girl is torn between two lovers: the one she loves, and the one she cannot resist.
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Ishmael Bernal's caustic drama about kept mistresses.
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A witty sex comedy about two young cousins who trade places for their courtship strategies which end up hilarious.
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Sequel to "Mahal... Saan ka nanggaling kagabi?". Johnny, the loving and obedient husband of Luding, must juggle family life and battle bad guys in the neighborhood.
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Secret muna.
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Horticulturist Teresita and Rex, a skydiving enthusiast and passenger jeep manufacturer, have been together for five years. Rex then meets the vivacious but fidgety Sandra, who is obviously smitten with him. Rex is then unsettles by his conflicting feelings for the two.
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An action adventure film about a peaceful man who sets out on a mission of revenge against the people responsible for his family's misfortunes.
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Pinoy classic comedy movie
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Harassed by hired goons of American engineers, Lumawen 'Bontoc' is not easily cowed but puts up a courageous front.
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A young man from the countryside rescues his lady friend from a difficult situation and exacts vengeance upon those who have caused it.
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A story about a man who grew up as a branded slave when his father lost in gambling, and escapes seeking revenge.
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Gomer lives in a humble fishing village where the men sail out to sea and the women stay behind to dive for sponge. The village has been troubled by a spate of disappearances on the part of its seafaring youngsters. Gomer learns of this upon returning from an extended voyage, and soon sets out in his tiny skiff to get to the bottom of things. Eventually he stumbles upon the island hideout of a band of modern day pirates who, under the leadership of a female captain named Odessa, are responsible for kidnapping and enslaving many of Gomer's friends and neighbors.
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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.
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A Filipino aristocrat loves his wife but he has a little fun with a chorus girl.
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Young Guillen and his mother were sold as slaves to a rich miner after their ship was captured by armed men who also killed their family patriarch. After Guillen escapes the enslavement and was marooned on an unknown island, he then plots his revenge to regain his family's honor.
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Walking alone in some dark alley, Sgt. Mediavillo goes about his job as a daring detective.
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A story about a guerilla hired who is tasked to liquidate collaborators and Japanese forces.
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As Rolando comes to work for the household his mother works for, he meets Florinda, the wife of Rodrigo, who has suddenly disappeared. Strange things suddenly happen to Florinda, and the two begin to discover what is behind it.
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As Rolando comes to work for the household his mother works for, he meets Florinda, the wife of Rodrigo, who has suddenly disappeared. Strange things suddenly happen to Florinda, and the two begin to discover what is behind it.
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A story about Ando a garbage collector and a college girl.
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Two identical sisters vying for the attention of one man they both love.
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A story about a driver of a kalesa or calesa; two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage who falls in love with a fish vendor.
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Set at the backdrop of the colonization of pre-Hispanic Philippine, this historical epic revovles around the story of Ramir, a half-caste warrior falls in love with Princess Mahalina. Ramir has to reckon with another brave native, Kiram.
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The big, brawling story of a crooked man, an honest man, and a young man called Batang Matadero.
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A story about a man falsely convicted of a crime, who then escapes and does his best to prove his innocence.
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A story of a man who joined the guerilla in World War 2.
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A story about Roman a truck driver who meets a woman who tries to hitchhike wanting to escape the man she was arranged to be her husband.
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A story about two brothers Mando a thief and Carding a lawyer.
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A story about a gallant band of masked swordsmen who swore loyalty to the king reunites to help the beleaguered King from the evil plot of his brother out to overthrow him.
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A handful of soldiers holed up on a hilltop to repel the horde of advancing Japanese troops, sacrificing their lives for their beloved country.