Manila in the Fangs of Darkness

Child of Darkness

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

1997

Kaloy-I

On one of his insomniac episodes, a young man named Philip witnessed a crime while walking around his neighborhood that will challenge his stand on th

2017

Utal

The story follows a transferee student named Samuel. After being displaced because of war and violence, Samuel tries his best to look for peace as he

2019

To Love Some Buddy

A story about Faith, a hardworking marketing professional who has an unlucky streak in romance. After over a decade of not seeing each other, she reac

2018

Wanted: Perfect Mother

A 30-year-old widower realizes that his three children need a mother figure. His youngest daughter feels lonely and finds it hard to cope with schooli

1996

Through Night and Day

It follows Ben and Jen whose relationship is put to test as they embark on a trip of a lifetime to Jen's lifelong dream destination Iceland.

2018

Sister Stella L.

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

1984

How She Left Me

A young man suffering from face blindness and a young woman with a troubled past fall in love.

2018

The Childe

Han, a Filipino-Korean boxer hits the final punch against his opponent at an illegal game and returns home with a few dollars to pay for his mother's

2023

Rekorder

The film tells the story of a former 1980’s film cameraman who now currently works as a movie pirate operating in present day Manila. He routinely smugg

2013

The Diplomat Hotel

Victoria Lansang is a popular news reporter who has been requested to mediate a hostage crisis. And in front of a national television audience, someth

2013

Love and Death

An erotic 16th Century period drama, the film examines the initial encounter between the Indios (natives) and their colonizers (Spaniards) and their co

2013

Ekstra

A socio-realist drama-comedy film, it follows a seemingly usual day in the life of Loida Malabanan as she embarks on yet another shooting day of a soap

2013

MN

"MN" stands for Marissa Navarro, a character played onscreen by screen legend Carmen Rosales. It tells of a story of Marissa, a strict, heartless, dom

1954

Mr. Suave

Rico Suave is the ultimate ladies' man - or so it seems. His secret problem: when he gets intimate with a girl, his entire body freezes. When Rico's f

2003

Kabisera

A Filpino family deals with hooded people who are involved in extra-judicial killings and other abuses in Philippine society.

2016

Oro

The film is about the lives of simple folk caught between the crossfire of Kapitana accused of political patronage, and Patrol Kalikasan using the env

2016

Santa Santita

After taking up with a charming cab driver, a wild and hedonistic teenage girl returns home to succeed her mother as a prayer woman.

2004

Mother Ignacia: Ang Uliran

This is the life story of Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, a Chinese-Filipina nun who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Religious of th

1998

Yesterday Children

It is the time of El Niño, a season ruled by superstition and fear. The rain is long in coming, the ground has cracked up dry. The ricestalks are thin

1999