Ricardo Lee

The film features two sisters, Tonya and Selda. Tonya teaches catechism to the children of the village while the parish priest is recuperating from an illness in town. However, Tonya has a secret sexual attraction for Simon, who is currently bedding Maria... (oggsmoggs.blogspot.com)

The son of an abusive American father and a Filipina mother, Harry escapes to Manila with vengeance on his mind. After finding work as a Macho Dancer in the city's gay clubs, Harry creates a nurturing circle of friends and finds the strength to confront the family he left behind. (imdb)

A story of two brothers, who are heirs to a ranch run by their domineering mother. The mother has made a favourite of Ellis her more wayward son, which does not improve their relationship. (BFI)

The film is set in the dry town of Cupang. The locals believe the drought to be a curse placed on them for driving away a leper. However, after Elsa claims to see an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the sad, forgotten town is consumed with commercialism and exploitation. Elsa mysteriously acquires healing powers and the whole village becomes a bustling venue for mass-produced statues of saints, tours, bottles of miraculous water, and souvenir T-shirts. (wikipedia)

Abandoned by his American lover, a handsome teenager from the mountains journeys to Manila in a n effort to support his family. With a popular call boy as his mentor, Paul enters the glittering world of male strippers, prostitution, drugs, sexual slavery, police corruption and murder. Teeming with sex and Asian beefcake, Macho Dancer is a seering indictment of the hypocrisy and police corruption rampant under both the Marcos and Aquino regimes. (imdb)

Vilma Santos, Gabby Concepcion, Eric Quizon and Snooky Serna star in this dramatic tale about two cousins whose marriages couldn't be more different, prompting a battle between true love and selfish passion. While Teresa (Serna) married Renato (Concepcion) for love, Lucinda (Santos) dumped Renato long ago to bulk up her bank account by wedding Gerald (Quizon). But trouble begins to brew when Lucinda wants Renato back and Gerald falls for Teresa. (KG)

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. (imdb)

Jaguar is slang for bodyguard, and the hero guards a smart apartment block, supports his family, and stays out of trouble. But when he intervenes in a fight, saving the life of a wealthy playboy and landowner, he gets hired as the man's personal guard and falls for his girlfriend. (timeout.com)

Emil, a young executive, and his mistress Marilou, a planetarium guide, decide to be live-in partners. In the process, they discover each other's failing, which result in the strain in their relationship, bringing about their temporary separation. (manunuri.com)

"Wag Kang Lilingon is a twin-bill horror movie In the first story "Uyayi," Anne plays Melissa, a young nurse with a bright future ahead of her. But will the future turn to her favor as strange and violent events occur at the hospital she works for. In the second story "Salamin," Kristine plays Angel, a beautiful young family breadwinner whose only aspiration is to see her family live a better life. (imdb)

Raffy and Andrew were orphaned as kids and had only each other to depend on. Raffy has spent the last nine years of his life working in Dubai. His ultimate goal is to fulfill a lifelong dream: to eventually move to Canada with his younger brother, Andrew. The Alvarez brothers are finally united when Andrew goes to Dubai. In Dubai, Andrew meets Faye, one of Raffy's many girlfriends. (imdb)

Fifteen years ago, Violy Langit (Eugene Domingo), an owner of a small funeral parlor, learns that she is suffering from a medical condition that requires her to undergo a hysterectomy. All her life, she's wanted to have children, and she realizes that she has to do it before the procedure. But Violy has no man in her life - no husband, no boyfriend, no suitors. She seeks the help of her gay best friend, Mandy (John Lapus).

A teenage boy befriends a starlet who is having an affair with an ambitious mayor. As the elections are coming up, the mayor's wife wants him to get rid of his mistress. The starlet agrees to stop the affair on condition that the mayor help release her boyfriend from jail. The mayor does so, but wants the former jail-bird to kill his political rival ... (imdb)

A mentally-challenged guy was put into trial after allegedly raping his teacher. And as Amanda, Julian, and Ronald try to mount a convincing defense, they discover soon that they're all connected in more ways than just the case. (imdb)

The main character is a Filipina Overseas Contract Worker, one of the many residents of the archipelago who is forced to leave her family and take a higher paying job in a more prosperous Asian country. While she is working her employer refuses to let her take a vacation, nor does he deliver her mail to her. She is unaware, therefore, that her husband has died. When she finally returns to the Philippines she is met with resentment and hatred by her children. (imdb)

A story about a torera (a live sex performer) who finds herself trapped in an anomalous game of association between sex, life and death, and its political equivalent of sleaze, subservicence and power in drug-addled world. (imdb)

This story follows four friends, 3 females and one gay man, who all strive to be good mothers in the midst of a world of conflicts and cares. It opens during the fifth wedding of Ma'am Pearly, the adviser of the four, who are all members of a glee club during their college days. The story then follows the rehearsals and separate lives of the four Filipino friends as mothers. (imdb)

Dwight, a fresh newcomer to the dance bars, has a part time lover Alfred, who at 28 is already is on his way down, as the two negotiate the perilious world of dancing for money. (imdb)

It tells the story of four friends: a single mom hoping to complete her family, a martyr wife who will do anything to keep her family from falling apart, a mistress who is desperate to have her own family, and a young woman who fully supports them.

Narsing and Puring, a newlywed couple, come home to the village of Mulawin to live in the ancestral house of Narsing's father, Gusting, a land owner.

Barbara always gives way for her younger sister Ruth. Despite Ruth's whims and demands, Barbara always finds a way to grant her sister's wish. One day, Barbara meets and falls in love with Nick. The two become a couple, however when Ruth sees Nick, she also falls head over heels to him. So she tells her sister Barbara that she would kill herself if she will not end up with Nick. Once again, Barbara spares her sister's feelings and sacrifices hers... (themoviedb)

A Filipino domestic helper is accused of murdering her fellow domestic helper and her employer's son in Singapore. (imdb)

A Muslim doctor returns to his home land where the Philippine military is at war against the MILF While he endeavors to lead his family and other civilians to safety, he struggles to reconcile his professional and religious principles.

Critically-acclaimed director Chito S. Roño embarks on creating the three episodes titled: Pamana, Lost Command, and Unwanted. Each episode has an enticing story and well-executed script. Pamana tells the story of four cousins who receive news of an inheritance from a deceased uncle who was a famous horror writer for comic books. Amidst the group's bickering, the comics writer's creations come to life to test them. Lost Command is about a battalion of soldiers exploring an unknown forest and fig

In the span of three years - from 1979 to 1982 - the film traces the lives of four women through their seemingly desperate but also interwoven experiences and in their attempts to resolve their individual problems are mirrored the different faces of the woman in our society today. (imdb)

Culion is a film set in the 1940s on an island that was once a leprosarium. It's about three leper women who are trying to fight the stigma of their illness while redefining their roles as women, mothers, friends, and human beings.

This movie has two episodes depicted from investigative crime show. Each episode speaks of grotesque deaths, betrayal, and the family members of the victims’ pursuit for justice. Episode 1 : Balintuwad It is the story of an epileptic fifteen-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted and later on drowned to death by a group of unknown men. Episode 2: Inay, May Momo, A young mother and her daughter’s nightmare begin when the husband is man-slaughtered by the mother’s other lover.

Liberated 2 essays the journey of four modern characters from excelling in sex to knowing how to love. Through games and wild adventures, our protagonists come to realize that liberation is not just for the body but also for the heart. (imdb)

Three poor girls from the provinces of the Philippines are lured to the big city. In Manila they are tricked to work in the sex trade. (imdb)

The film was based on the life story of Anita Pamintuan who died during her fight for proper wages and compensation for public school-teachers in the Philippines.