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A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (2016)
, 8h5
Directed by Lav Diaz
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Historical
Actors Piolo Pascual, John Lloyd Cruz, Alessandra De Rossi, Angel Aquino

Une fresque cinématographique en 3 parties sur la révolution philippine contre le régime colonial espagnol à la fin du 19ème siècle. Isagani, étudiant naïf, brillant et poète, se laisse influencer par le ténébreux Simoun, un radical qui prône la violence au nom de la libération. Représentant les tendances les plus sombres et destructrices de l’insurrection dans les milieux urbains et aristocrates, Simoun opère cependant un virement après une blessure presque fatale.
Woman of Breakwater
Woman of Breakwater (2003)
, 2h4
Directed by Mario O'Hara
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama
Actors Gardo Versoza, Yoyoy Villame, Amy Austria, Dick Israel, Lou Veloso, Lucita Soriano

Basilio (Kristoffer King) escapes provincial Leyte to the slums of Manila with his younger brother Buboy (Alcris Galura). Residing in the shanty town tenements beneath the tourist-infested breakwater and seawalls of the city, Basilio falls in love with a prostitute named Paquita (Katherine Luna).
Eskrimadors
Eskrimadors (2010)
, 1h6
Origin Philippines
Genres Martial arts, Documentary, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Documentary films about sports

The film documents the development of the martial arts of eskrima, tracing its origins from the tribal warfares of the Philippines to its practice among international martial artists. It include interviews with grandmasters Ciriaco “Cacoy” Canete, Dionisio Canete, and Undo Caburnay, and participation of groups such as Doce Pares, Lapunti Arnis de Abanico, Teovel’s Balintawak, Nickelstick Balintawak, and Liborio Heyrosa Decuerdas, in reenactments.
Magic Temple
Magic Temple (1996)

Directed by Peque Gallaga
Origin Philippines
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Actors Anna Larrucea, Jackie Lou Blanco, Gina Pareño, Carlo Aquino, Tito Arévalo, Erik Matti

The magical world of "Samadhi" is threatened by the evil forces of Ravenal and Sifu sends out three teenage boys to journey on the Magic Temple. Jubal, Sambag and Omar, each with their own unique power battles the threat to the world of "Samadhi" and along the way faces many extraordinary things.
Magic Temple
Magic Temple (1996)

Directed by Peque Gallaga
Origin Philippines
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Actors Jackie Lou Blanco, Anna Larrucea, Gina Pareño, Carlo Aquino, Erik Matti, Tito Arévalo

The magical world of "Samadhi" is threatened by the evil forces of Ravenal and Sifu sends out three teenage boys to journey on the Magic Temple. Jubal, Sambag and Omar, each with their own unique power battles the threat to the world of "Samadhi" and along the way faces many extraordinary things.
That Thing Called Tadhana
That Thing Called Tadhana (2015)

Origin Philippines
Genres Romance
Actors Angelica Panganiban, JM de Guzman, Joem Bascon

A woman, Mace Castillo (Angelica Panganiban) who was desperately struggling in unloading her excess baggage in an airport in Italy, crying over on how she can get an exact load limit with her baggage until a man came up, Anthony (JM de Guzman)who comes to her aid and offered a space in his luggage until they both had finally checked out and went back to their home country. At the Philippine Airport, the two decided not to take the next cab ride and instead go somewhere. Both of them ended up singing in a karaoke bar where they sang together the song Where do Broken Hearts Go and after a few drinks, Mace told Anthony that she wanted to go to Baguio City. On their way, Mace woke up surprised that she can't believe herself asking Anthony to go with him and in Baguio to begin with. In the middle of the travel, they stopped over a terminal station and Anthony asked Mace to go down the bus and join him to eat some snacks. Anthony bought hotdogs and sodas, where Mace assumingly squeezed ketchup on Anthony's food and apologized for doing it, because it was something that her ex-boyfriend likes her to do. Anthony mentioned several different things and Mace had always something in it that reminds her of her ex. Mace remembered a friend whose deal was to pay another friend for every time she mentions her ex. For which, both decided to go for 100 pesos every time Mace mentions her Ex. Then as they reached their destination, they went to an Art Exhibit. While Anthony is staring at a painting, Mace discovers that Anthony has the passion for Arts, specifically in painting. They went out to eat lunch and in the conversation, Mace reveals that she also had a thing for writing during her college years, which was titled "The Arrow with a Heart Pierced Through Him".
As We Were
As We Were (1976)
, 2h5
Directed by Eddie Romero
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama, War, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Christopher de Leon, Eddie García, Leopoldo Salcedo, Rosemarie Gil, Jaime Fabregas

Set at the turn of the 20th century during the Filipino revolution against the Spaniards and, later, the American colonizers, it follows a naive peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community.
Mula Sa Puso
Mula Sa Puso (1999)
, 1h57
Directed by Wenn V. Deramas
Origin Philippines
Actors Diether Ocampo, Claudine Barretto, Rico Yan, Rica Peralejo, Patrick Garcia, Paula Peralejo

The story depicts on the life of Via and as she gracefully turns 18, she will discover she lives a life full of deceit she will also discover the truth about the identities of her loved ones and the unstoppable troubles when it comes to love and life itself as she falls in love with her savior Gabriel who she also falls into a love triangle with her persistent longtime childhood friend Michael.
Breakaway
Breakaway (2012)
, 1h28
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama
Actors Jericho Rosales, Bugoy Cariño, Leo Martinez, John Manalo, Carmen Soo

An impoverished single parent, Robert Lim (Jericho Rosales) spends his free time with his young son Brian (Bugoy Cariño), whom he was mad for being responsible of the death of his wife during childbirth. One day Robert went to a mall with Brian for some father and son bonding time, Brian goes to the bathroom then mysteriously disappears. Robert, worried about his son's disappearance, informs the police chief (Leo Martinez) that his son was abducted. Using evidence shown on camera disc recorded under surveillance, it shows a teenage kid talking to his son Brian. Enraged by this, Robert goes to a park in Quezon Avenue in search of the suspect and later witnesses him getting off a taxi. Robert enrages at the boy but he escapes. The next day, police recover a dead boy's body with Robert thinking it was his son, but this turns out to be his son's kidnapper's body. Robert, becoming more furious, attempts to hunt down the man down responsible for his son's disappearance. He then encounters a vigilante, and with his knowledge about the suspects of Brian's kidnapping, pretends to help him by telling him that his son is now being transported to Hong-Kong. Robert soon discovers that Brian's kidnapping is the result of human-trafficking. That night, Robert receives a call from the vigilante again telling him that he should meet him under an overpass, but soon gets ambushed by police with the vigilante dying on the scene. Several years passed, Robert has a new family and with his new son (John Manalo), travels to Hong Kong with him. On the streets, his son suddenly goes missing. Robert goes to search for him, feeling worried that the previous incident would occur to his new family. Robert searches for him in a subway and finds a homeless man playing a harmonica. Robert suddenly recognises the homeless man's harmonica, realising that Brian had exactly the same harmonica from his childhood. Robert also remembers Brian teaching him a secret handshake. Robert attempts to do the secret handshake with the homeless man, who knows the secret handshake as well. Realising that his long-lost son was finally found, Robert tearfully embraces him and the story concludes with his other son witnessing the scene.