When retired English teacher Betty faces the quiet uncertainty of life after work, she forms an unlikely bond with Ryan, a grief-stricken structural engineer in his 40s, mourning the sudden loss of his wife. As they navigate loneliness, societal judgement and their own emotional scars, is their deepening friendship just a lifeline or will it reveal a kind of love they didn’t know they need?
A woman who believes she's cursed meets a troubled landlord while fighting community displacement. As they grow closer, her fear that all her lovers disappear threatens their connection.
Joy travels to Valletta, Malta, to reunite with her ex-partner Ced, aiming to ask him to walk their daughter down the aisle, as per her request. However, their complicated past and unresolved issues lead to comedic and heartfelt moments as they navigate their rekindled interactions.
During the nine days vigil (pasiyam) and wake (paglalamay) at the Lazatin-Henson-Katigbak Mansion, food and drinks are served. Narrative sequences from Monet and Rosa's mourning of patriarch Pabling where a horrifying secrecy and an evil death plot surface, even during the funeral procession, carrying of the hearse and entombment in the Catholic cemetery.
SB19 has been through quite the journey with their PAGTATAG! era. From planning their comeback to overcoming internal challenges and establishing their own company, it's evident that they've truly embodied the spirit of resilience and determination. It's inspiring to see how they've faced these obstacles head-on and come back even stronger than before. Their journey reflects the essence of PAGTATAG, showcasing their ability to persevere and thrive despite the challenges they've encountered.
Benjie's obsession with long-dead Filipino movie star Jaime Reyes leads him to the rooftop where the actor killed himself. Here, he summons Jaime's ghost for a conversation.
Born with both male and female genitals, but raised like a boy by his conservative family, Adam goes through all the things prepubescent boys go through, including a fascination with strange animals he takes for pets and being smitten by a lovely girl. His bucolic world turns upside down when he gets his first menstrual period setting him off on a journey that tests the spiritual and physical limits of sexual identity and into a new world of ambiguity and desire.
A wife seeks the help of a young woman to find out if her husband is having an affair. The plot thickens when the young woman falls for the husband instead
A young boxer becomes a viral star when he defends an old Asian man from a bully. This gets the attention of a Middleweight champion who decides to challenge him to an unorthodox boxing match in a COVID-19 pandemic.
Fiction and reality blur when Leonor, a retired filmmaker, falls into a coma after a television lands on her head, compelling her to become the action hero of her unfinished screenplay.
A fashion designer hires a nanny from the Philippines to assist her in caring for her family while she is suffering from what she believes is a tick-related illness. The nanny uses traditional Filipino folk healing techniques to help her, but in the process of doing so, she uncovers a horrifying truth about why she is there and why her employer is actually sick.