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Set in the remote mountains of the Philippines, First Light sees the death of a young construction worker force an elderly nun to confront the muddied ethics of an institution she has dedicated her life to.
A steamy tale of a caretaker's forbidden love for a mysterious attic dweller. They share a passionate relationship filled with sex and life stories but one day she vanishes without a trace.
Inspired by true stories, the movie is set in the scenic island of Boracay where Gani (Santos), a bank employee, is forced to return to the island he left to heal a broken heart. As he begins to create a new life, Debby (Montenegro), his ex, shows up.
Philippine TV series
When retired English teacher Betty faces the quiet uncertainty of life after work, she forms an unlikely bond with Ryan, a grief-stricken structural engineer in his 40s, mourning the sudden loss of his wife. As they navigate loneliness, societal judgement and their own emotional scars, is their deepening friendship just a lifeline or will it reveal a kind of love they didn’t know they need?
A young deacon is assigned to a town filled with sinners. In a quest for the townspeople's redemption, he forms a special group, the “Samahan ng mga Makasalanan.”
Based on a true story. 1996, open sea. During his shift on a transatlantic ship’s deck, Joel, a religious Filipino sailor, discovers Dumitru, a Romanian stowaway hidden between some containers. If he is spotted by the Taiwanese officers running the vessel, Dumitru is at risk to be thrown overboard. Joel decides to hide him, as a sign of his gratitude towards God. Soon, a dangerous cat and mouse game begins. When his crew, his own friends, even God itself start to turn their backs on him, Joel learns that he has to face his cruel destiny alone.
Joy travels to Valletta, Malta, to reunite with her ex-partner Ced, aiming to ask him to walk their daughter down the aisle, as per her request. However, their complicated past and unresolved issues lead to comedic and heartfelt moments as they navigate their rekindled interactions.
When their father vanishes with their mother's urn, Joaquin and Ara uncover an unfinished storybook she wrote, leading them on a journey through restaurants their parents once visited, in a desperate search for their missing father and answers.
Set in the contemporary era in an alternate version of the Philippines where the islands were never colonized, the Kingdom of Kalayaan sees a ruler’s favored child kidnapped, leading to a failed rescue and a deadly duel.
Divorced salaryman Yoji has just buried his mother in Tokyo. With few meaningful relationships left, he comes to grips with the realization that he has nothing to live for. A chance encounter with Minerva, a Filipina migrant worker who appears to sense his sadness, urges him to see his situation in a new way. A former nightclub entertainer, Minerva now works as a caregiver to provide for her only child in the Philippines. When Yoji discovers the decomposing corpse of his neighbor, an old man whose name he does not know, the death is ruled a kodokushi, or the lonely death. Unwilling to meet the same fate, Yoji throws caution to the wind to follow Minerva to Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.
