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Tag Archives: Philippines
Live by the Fist (1993) Cirio H. Santiago, Jerry Trimble, George Takei, Ted Markland
A man is unjustly convicted of a brutal crime. In prison he must fight for survival, justice and freedom. Read More »
Slingshot AKA Tirador (2007) Brillante Mendoza, Jiro Manio, Coco Martin, Kristoffer King
From Filipino bad-boy director Brillante Mendoza comes Slingshot, an exhilarating portrayal Read More »
Stolen Seas (2012) Thymaya Payne
Stolen Seas presents a chilling exploration of the Somali pirate phenomenon Read More »
Of the Flesh AKA Karnal (1983) Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Charito Solis, Vic Silayan, Phillip Salvador
A groom takes his city bride to his hometown to settle in his father’s house. Read More »
Apparition AKA Aparisyon (2012) Isabel Sandoval, Mylene Dizon, Jodi Sta. Maria, Raquel Villavicencio
Filipina director Isabel Sandoval follows her transgender drama Señorita Read More »
Señorita (2011) Isabel Sandoval, Publio Briones III, Dominic Milano Palomo
A transgender woman tries to leave sex work by taking care of a friend’s son Read More »
Lingua Franca (2019) Isabel Sandoval, Shiloh Verrico, Eamon Farren, Lynn Cohen
Olivia is an undocumented Filipino transwoman who works as a caregiver to Olga – an elderly Russian woman. Read More »
Muslim .357 (1986) Fernando Poe Jr., Eddie Garcia, Vivian Foz
Lt. Jamal (FPJ) is a Muslim undercover police officer, who is sent to Manila to help curb the runaway crime rate. Read More »
Manila (2009) Adolfo Alix Jr., Raya Martin, Piolo Pascual, Rosanna Roces, Jay Manalo
From the “Day” section, Piolo Pacual portrays the use of William, a drug addict who attempts Read More »
Autohystoria (2007) Raya Martin, Lowell Conales
Like most of his other films which usually has a historical connection but interpreted Read More »
Zuma (1985) Jun Raquiza, Max Laurel, Snooky Serna, Mark Gil
Zuma is a movie remake of one of the oldest and most popular comic books in the Philippines. Read More »
The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1988) Brian Trenchard-Smith, Wings Hauser, R. Lee Ermey, Robert Arevalo
A tough sergeant and his sidekick roll into a demoralized firebase Read More »
Women in Cages (1971) Gerardo de Leon, Judith Brown, Roberta Collins, Jennifer Gan
Framed by her vicious drug-dealing boyfriend, Rudy, innocent Carol “Jeff” Jeffries Read More »
Islands (2013) Whammy Alcazaren, Adrian Alandy, Benjamin Alves, Meryll Soriano
ISLANDS explores a cinematic journey of two astronauts. Read More »