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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

Walang Katapusang Tag-araw focuses on two strong-willed women, Matilde and Binyang, who clawed themselves up, in almost simultaneous and parallel...

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...

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

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

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

Amy must choose between two men, Vic, her ex-husband who suddenly disappeared, or William, her present husband who can provide everything she needs.

Opposites attract when Trixie, a spoiled rich brat, asks Alex, a hardworking taxi driver, to be her boyfriend to appease her grandfather.

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

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

A lost film from Ishmael Bernal, originally released in 1976.

A stripper and taxi driver are fished out of poverty and anonymity by a commercial film director. The obsession with success forces them to affect...

A Filipino aristocrat loves his wife but he has a little fun with a chorus girl.

Portrait of director Ishmael Bernal.