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ABANDONADA (AKA ABANDONED)
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A woman working abroad returns home to find that her husband has left her and taken their 4-year-old son with him to live with his new wife in a new house. Without the husband's knowledge, she takes a job as a servant in his new home in a desperate effort to get her child back. From the director of Flower of Manila. In Filipino with English subtitles. Joel Lamangan---Philippines---2001---101 mins.
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BABY ANGELO
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A resident of a Manila apartment complex takes it upon himself to investigate the case of a fetus that was discovered in the garbage, but drifts away from sleuthing as he gets familiar with his fellow tenants in this brooding drama (VPD). In Filipino and Tagalog with English subtitles.
Joel Ruiz---Philippines---2008---84 mins.
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BAHAY NI LOLA
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In this Filipino horror/family drama with fun special effects, a gang of cousins and close friends, together with their mom, aunt, and butler, spend their Christmas holiday in their ancestral home in a remote provincial town. Little do they know that the charming old house is haunted by the grandmotherly ghost of the family's long-dead matriarch (Gloria Romero, Tanging Yaman), who stands in otherworldly guard over the house. After being cooped up in the house for too long, petty quarrels begin to break out among the family. A mist engulfs the house as evil spirits try to take it over. It's up to grandma's ghost to save her family from the malevolent beings. With Aiza Seguerra, Manilyn Reynes, and Gina Alajar. In Filipino with Uro Q. de la Cruz---Philippines---2002---93 mins.
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BALAHIBONG PUSA
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This stylish relationship drama solidified Joyce Jimenez's position as a top Filipino star and introduced Rica Peralejo as a new sex symbol. Jimenez plays a woman desired by her stepfather-to-be, while her own lover is having an affair with a young beauty (Peralejo). Jay Manalo co-stars. In Tagalog with English subtitles. Yam Laranas---Philippines---2001---93 mins.
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BIG TIME
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Low-level hoods Danny (Winston Elizalde) and Jonas (Nor Domingo) hatch a kidnapping plot that could make them rich, but realize they're in over their heads after getting mixed up with an aspiring actress and the son of a powerful crime boss (VPD). In Filipino and Tagalog with English subtitles.
Mario Cornejo---Philippines---2005---105 mins.
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BILIB AKO SA YO
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Gorgeous Joyce Jimenez (Balahibong Pusa) and Robin Padilla star as two down-on-their-luck types whose chances for love are threatened by the danger around them. A former armored truck driver, who lost his job after a robbery, takes work as a nightclub bouncer. He is captivated by a struggling college student who works as a runway model at the club. But she is also being pursued by the very same men who robbed the bouncer! In Filipino with English Eddie Rodriguez---Philippines---1999---103 mins.
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BIYAHENG LANGIT (AKA PARADISE
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Gambling puts a woman in extreme debt to a crime lord who runs a casino. The liaison between the casino boss and his collector falls for the troubled woman and soon they are both running for their lives from the ruthless syndicate. Joyce Jimenez stars. In Tagalog with English subtitles. Amable Aguiluz---Philippines---2000---114 mins.
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BLOOD DRINKERS
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Well, it's about vampires, so you wouldn't expect them to be drinking tea. But if the beverage is typical, this Filipino horror cheapie is anything but. Really weird stuff, shot in an arresting mix of color and sepia tone. A vampire seeks to save the love of his immortal life with the heart of her sister. His assistants include a dwarf and a pigeon. A dwarf and a Gerardo de Leon---Philippines---1966---88 mins.
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BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS
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In this coming-of-age story, Maximo (Nathan Lopez) is a gay pre-teen who is devoted to his family despite their lives of crime. When he falls for a handsome policeman, the promise of a better life threatens to tear the family apart. This award-winning feature debut, followed by acclaimed films Tuli and Pisay, helped make director Auraeus Solito a noted new talent in Filipino cinema. In Tagalog with English subtitles. Auraeus Solito---Philippines---2005---100 mins.
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BOY (SOLITO)
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In this queer coming-of-age story from Filipino director Auraeus Solito (The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros), a teenage boy with a knack for poetry and a sneaking suspicion about his sexuality decides to sell off his comic book and toy collections. It's not a wholly symbolic gesture--he needs the money to hire a male prostitute on New Year's Eve...for a party in his bedroom...right next to his mother's room. More like Boy, Oh, Boy. "The sweet...raunchy shtupping centerpiece nicely recalls Breathless' half-hour bedroom sequence" (Philadelphia Weekly). Starring Aeious Asin and Aries Pena. In Filipino with English subtitles.
Auraeus Solito---Philippines---2009---80 mins.
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BULAKLAK NG MAYNILA
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Winner of multiple Filipino film industry awards and critics' accolades, this engrossing melodrama follows the hard life of the daughter of impoverished parents. When her father is imprisoned, she and her mother go to live with the ruthless Timoi. When he rapes the girl, her mother turns a deaf ear. The daughter immediately leaves these oppressive confines, but she is forced to work as an exotic dancer in order to survive. In Tagalog with English Joel Lamangan---Philippines---1999---100 mins.
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CASE OF HONOR
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Timothy Bottoms and John Phillip Law star in one of the final works by acclaimed Filipino director Eddie Romero. After escaping from a Vietnamese POW camp, a group of five men attempt to evade Russian and Vietnamese soldiers in an effort to flee the country. Romero's film boasts terrific performances and nail-biting action sequences. Eddie Romero---Philippines---1988---88 mins.
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DAHIL MAY ISANG IKAW
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Opposites attract in this sweet romance about an old-fashioned truck driver who meets an opinionated modern woman when their vehicles collide. Antagonism gives way to affection, but their love has another obstacle--the truck driver's impending marriage. In Filipino with English subtitles. Joyce Bernal---Philippines---1999---117 mins.
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EKIS
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A reluctant hoodlum is drawn to a woman abused by her wealthy lover. They begin a steamy affair and vow to escape from their respective captors--the syndicate and her violent man. Starring Albert Martinez and Sunshine Cruz. In Filipino with English subtitles. Erik Matti---Philippines---1999---111 mins.
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ETO NA NAMAN AKO
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Move over Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. In this Filipino derivative of The Bodyguard, Robin Padilla plays the professional bodyguard hired to protect a popular singer and actress (Vina Morales) from an obsessed fan. An impending engagement complicates their blossoming romance. In Filipino with English subtitles. Eric Cuatico---Philippines---2000---113 mins.
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FAMILY THAT EATS SOIL, THE
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The titular fact that a family will be eating soil is the least of your worries. "Plays like a de-Pasolinized version of Takashi Miike's Visitor Q" (Film Comment).
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KAILANGAN KO'Y IKAW
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A celebrity rediscovers the joys of the simple life as she finds romance with a man far outside of her star-studded world. A warm, musical romance starring Robin Padilla and Regine Velasquez. In Filipino with English subtitles. Joyce Bernal---Philippines---2000---130 mins.
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MACHO DANCER
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From world-renowned director Lino Brocka comes a story of sex, violence, and political corruption. Abandoned by his American lover, a handsome teenager from the mountains journeys to Manila in an effort to support his family. With a popular call boy as his mentor, Paul enters the glittering world of the "macho dancer"--a world of male strippers, prostitution, drugs, sexual slavery, police corruption and murder. Teeming with sex and erotic Oriental beefcake, Macho Dancers is a searing indictment of the hypocrisy and corruption rampant under both the Marcos and Aquino regimes. Uncensored and uncut. In Tagalog with English subtitles. Lino Brocka---Philippines---1988---136 mins.
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MADAME X (2000)
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Power and greed boil over in this passionate story of a woman trapped in the middle of a bitter feud between her fiance and her father. Ina Raymundo, Gary Estrada, and Robert Arevalo star. In Filipino with English subtitles. Jose Carreon---Philippines---2000---108 mins.
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MARKOVA
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An aging gay man recounts his days in forced male prostitution in the war-torn Philippines during WWII in this drama from acclaimed Filipino director Gil M. Portes (Miguel/Michelle). Speaking with a reporter, Markova (Dolphy) flashes back to his scarred youth with his abusive, older brother; his capture by the Japanese army, who forced him into prostitution; and his eventual liberation and healing. Also stars Eric Quizon and Jeffrey Quizon as the young Markova. In Tagalog with English subtitles. Gil M. Portes---Philippines---2000---97 mins.
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