Joel Saracho Movies

Philippines, late 1970s. A military-controlled militia is oppressing a remote village, spreading terror both physical and psychological. The fearless...

Pol moves to Manila for better opportunities after his American lover leaves. However, he gets drawn into the gritty world of gay prostitution and...

The Valentine offering starts with a loveless bespectacled author pondering over possible themes for his trilogy of love stories. He gets a ribbing...

A romantic comedy story on how to move on with heartaches and painful memories. A tale full of tears and laughter as Jaz Cruz deals with different...

A story of a family's breakdown in the midst of a demonic attack. Dennis, a reporter, accidentally invites the ilawod which is a water spirit into...

The true story of a young mother who uses story-telling to protect her child from the reality of growing up in prison and the difficult life she...

In dreary Porac Pampanga, a young man, Daniel, abandons his motherland after winning the biggest cash prize in the history of Philippine lottery....

Amid drought and famine in Cupang, a young woman named Elsa claims to have seen the Virgin Mary and been blessed with the ability to heal the sick....

Three illegal miners journey back to their island after months of toiling in hellish conditions. With their hard-earned money, they traversed the...

In the traffic-laden streets of Metro Manila, two brothers use the chaos of the city roads as a smokescreen for their shady occupation tandem robbers...

A collection of interwoven stories about life and violence in the Philippines, following a college professor, a university chancellor, a social...

Pepe, a 68-year-old impersonator of a Filipino rock legend, lives alone on the borders of reality, imagination and mysticism. One day, he is finally...

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...

A nightmare of a basketball team during their stay at an old dormitory.

In a world where men hide their true love and feelings, where a mother turns a blind eye to her son's identity, and where religion dictates that a...

A social science fiction set in a farming village in the not-so-distant future. Victor lives in a time when the dominant form of education is through...

Tomas, the old venerable mayor of the remote town of Kawalan, learns that the invading Japanese will set up a garrison there. He organizes willing...

Delving into figures like the pseudohistorical Kalantiaw and President Bongbong Marcos, this documentary is a deep exploration of the post-truth era.

Diego Loyzaga and Joel Torre go head to head in this action-packed movie about a former hit man trying to live a normal life when someone from his...

A young boy frequently visits an old man who lives alone, keeping him always in good company. One night, he chances upon the old man watching a dated...