Cast: Tess Dumpit

Direction Samuel Fuller

Cast Jennifer Beals · Luc Merenda · Patrick Bauchau · Behn Cervantes

Synopsis Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon' (TV) (1990) follows the story of two former romantic partners who are now photojournalists, documenting the pivotal elections in the Philippines that could potentially topple the Marcos dictatorship. During their coverage, they capture...

Direction Lino Brocka

Cast Phillip Salvador · Dina Bonnevie · Gina Alajar · Bembol Roco

Synopsis Fight for Us (1989) unfolds in the remote town of Santa Filomena in 1985, where the sinister Orapronobis cult, headed by the ruthless Kumander Kontra (Roco), brutally murders a foreign priest. The priest had administered the last rites to a...

Direction Rory B. Quintos

Cast Vilma Santos · Claudine Barretto · Joel Torre · Beron Geisler

Synopsis The Child (2000) follows the journey of a Filipina Overseas Contract Worker who, like many others from the archipelago, leaves her family behind to pursue a better-paying job in a more affluent Asian nation. Her employer, however, denies her vacation...

Direction Mike De Leon

Cast Johnny Delgado · Julio Diaz · Melissa De Leon · Tess Dumpit

Synopsis Aliwan Paradise (1993) is a darkly humorous film set in a semi-futuristic vision of the Philippines, where a unique government entity, the Ministry of Entertainment, holds significant power. In this world, securing a job requires more than just the right...

Direction Peque Gallaga · Lore Reyes

Cast Jason Salcedo · Junell Hernando · Marc Solis · Anna Larrucea

Synopsis Magic Temple (1996) follows the perilous journey of three teenage boys, Jubal, Sambag, and Omar, who are dispatched by Sifu to the mystical realm of Samadhi. This world is under siege by the malevolent forces of Ravenal. Each boy possesses...