Ishmael Bernal Movies

A witty sex comedy about two young cousins who trade places for their courtship strategies which end up hilarious.

When plain orphan Elsa begins having visions of the Virgin Mary, the rest of the residents of her isolated village find themselves questioning their...

Ferry owner Benjamin has a regular passenger, Chedeng, who is studying to become a midwife. Chedeng has a friend and neighbour, Maria, and without...

Horticulturist Teresita and Rex, a skydiving enthusiast and passenger jeep manufacturer, have been together for five years. Rex then meets the...

A group of high school students navigate their lives and loves in this ensemble film from Ishmael Bernal.

The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families conflict with each other as they live on the streets, which are...

A determined single parent, she manages to raise a child while remaining successful in her career as an advertising executive. Everything in her life...

Women cope with various problems while earning a living in the city.

A woman is thinking of abortion, against her firm faith and family's wants.

Follows a group of young adults as they navigate life after college.

A 1974 film from Ishmael Bernal about a man with seven wives.

A story between two women sharing the same man.

A motion picture about about a group of lost and confused youth.

A woman recently separated from her politician husband has an affair with a male friend.

An anthology of three violent stories: 'Baso' talks about the adventure of three friends who performed Spirit of the Glass and discovered the tale of...

Ishmael Bernal's caustic drama about kept mistresses.

Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.

An innocent young woman who sells flowers in a small-town cabaret frequented by down-and-out prostitutes is lusted after by the son of a school...

In this sequel, which assumes a more political bent, are blue-collar workers, salesladies, and common laborers.

=The movie portrays seven wayward men who suffer within the walls of the national penitentiary. They serve their sentences as if they are living...