Ishmael Bernal Movies

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

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

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

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...

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

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

It is a story of Angeli (Maricel Soriano), an orphan girl raised by a wealthy widower, Diony (Eddie Garcia). Angeli's hardships as a child left her...

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

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

This drama offers a rare chance to compare the styles of two major Filipino filmmakers. The first episode is about a chance encounter between a...

A playboy and a simple girl from the provinces try to make it in the big city.

A girl is torn between two lovers: the one she loves, and the one she cannot resist.

In a time in the Philippines when the concept of divorce does not exist, a young woman has an affair with a married man. Eventually, they move in...

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

Virginal Ninay becomes a woman as an object of desire for liberation, but she's confused about her gender.

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

A young woman and her mother fight over one man in this dramatic film about three people who genuinely love each other yet express their affection...

A 2012 documentary about the making and the legacy of the 1982 drama masterpiece directed by Ishmael Bernal that ended up being one of the greatest...

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

Boy Kodyak is detective Teo Rosa, a young plainclothesman still embued with idealism. When he finds out that a small-time punk named Rogel is...