Ishmael Bernal Movies

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

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...

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...

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...

A documentary on the life and work of National Artists Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal.

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...

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 martial arts film co-directed by Ishmael Bernal and released in 1975.

Tisoy is a bohemian balikbayan searching for his father. He gets help from his friends as they scour the immaculately clean Metro Manila as well as...

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

Six beautiful people caught in a deluge of their own raw passions unleashed.

Ishmael Bernal's caustic drama about kept mistresses.

A story between two women sharing the same man.

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

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

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

A fashion model is torn between two men: her young boyfriend who is a self-centered fashion model and an older married man who is estranged from his...

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

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