Filipino Movies Shortlist

A blind woman falls in love with a man who uses kindness and humor to make a connection with her.

Elsa saw the blessed Virgin Mary who had changed her life and caused a hysteria in a poor isolated village.

The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found bleeding to death at the crossroad and houses are burned. Ferdinand E. Marcos announces Proclamation No. 1081 putting the entire country under Martial Law.

Friends attend the wake of Trisha, a Filipino transgender woman. They look back into her life and how she faced the adversities and triumphs of living as a transgender in Filipino society.

Júlio Madiaga, a 'provinciano', arrives in Manila to search for his beloved, Ligaya.

Das Leben eines jungen Mädchens, das mit seiner Mutter in den Slums von Manila lebt, wird unerträglich, wenn der junge Freund ihrer Mutter bei ihnen einzieht.

Nach 30 Jahren unschuldig in Haft wird eine Frau aus dem Gefängnis entlassen und plant, sich an ihrem ehemaligen Liebhaber zu rächen.

Ein verbitterter Jurastudent begeht einen brutalen Doppelmord; ein Familienvater wird zu einer harten Gefängnisstrafe verurteilt; eine Mutter und ihre beiden Kinder irren auf der Suche nach einem Freund durchs Land.

Two elderly women bear the consequences of a crime involving their respective grandsons. One is the victim, the other is the suspect. Both weak and poor, they laboriously solicit money in the midst of a storm, one for the victim's burial, the other for the suspect's bail bond.

Set during the Philippine-American war, a short-tempered Philippine Revolutionary Army general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.

Two affluent families struggle and learn to survive during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines.

In einem typischen Jugendfilm über die Liebe, Monster und technische Spielereien ist Marty, ein aufstrebender Comicbuch-Künstler, heimlich in die Erfinderin und beste Freundin Sally verliebt und stellt sich vor, wie er sie vor der großen bösen Welt rettet.

Jose Rizal's life and works are recounted through a series of non-linear flashbacks which reflect on various aspects of his life - as writer, propagandist, lover, friend, brother, doctor, and the man that inspired a revolution.

A young woman forms a bond with a terminally-ill young man while on a road trip.

A story about a broken-hearted girl who meets a boy in a not so normal way. Together, they go to places and find out "where do broken hearts go?".

This riveting crime thriller follows Oscar, a recent emigrant to Manila who gets pulled into a harrowing world of corruption and violence when he takes a job as an armored car driver to support his family (in Tagalog w/ English subtitles).

Even though he is not good in school and belongs to a poor and unfortunate family, Magnifico still has a big heart and a large amount of optimism that enabled him to help not only his family, but also the community.

A long-time couple seem destined for marriage, but frictions and differing ambitions break them apart. As they try to move on with their lives they are continually reminded of what they once had and temptation to go back is never far away.

A young boy falls in love with a handsome policeman who is investigating his family's criminal activities.

Three people engage in a strange therapy to get away from their agonies.

Inspired by a real-life scandal in which prison inmates are temporarily released from prison to work as contract killers on behalf of politicians and high ranking military officials.

Jocelyn, Rainier, and Bingbong are film-school graduates dead-set on making an Oscar-worthy film. They set out to do a quick pre-production as a courtesy call to their lead actress (Eugene Domingo), and a thorough inspection of their film's major location, the Payatas dumpsite. They believe they have a winning script and the energy and drive to make their dreams come true, no matter what the cost.

In 90s Singapore, the friendship between Filipino nursemaid Teresa and her young charge Jiale makes waves in a family, while the Asian recession hits the region.

A spoiled young girl is forced to tag along with her mom on a medical mission in Tarlac. There she meets a young man from a different world who shows her another side of life.

A midlife comedy drama of a woman's romantic life-a story of being alone, growing old, looking for love, and moving on. Lorna, already in her 60's, finds an online lover and an old flame that will turn her life upside down. But at her age, is love too late for a woman like Lorna?