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Swallowtail Butterfly

7.7

An industrial section of Japan is known as Yentown, as many immigrants come to make money and hope to go home rich. A small group of people in Yentown try to work together to survive. There is a girl named Ageha who…

The Woman in the Septic Tank

7.7

Jocelyn, Rainier, and Bingbong are three film school graduates who are dead-set on making an Oscar-worthy film. They set out to do a quick pre-production as a courtesy call to their lead actress played by Eugene Domingo,…

Insiang

7.6

After a teenager is raped by her mother's boyfriend, she sets out to exact revenge on anyone who has hurt her. (Source: Wikipedia)

Yunbogi's Diary

7.6

Yunbogi is a child who lives in a slum on the outskirts of Daegu, South Korea. Abandoned by his mother, Yunbogi must care for his two sisters and brother by taking on a series of small jobs. Consisting of a series of…

Dodesukaden

7.5

The film focuses on the lives of a variety of characters who happen to live in a rubbish dump. The first to be introduced is a mentally challenged boy who lives in a world of fantasy in which he is a tram conductor.…

The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros

7.4

A Filipino coming-of-age film about a gay teen who is torn between his love for a young cop and his loyalty to his family. (Source: IMDb) -- Release dates: Jul 13, 2005 (Festival) || Nov 30, 2005 (Cinema)

Holiday

7.4

Ji Kang-hun is imprisoned after taking part in a protest against the government for clearing out their neighborhood to make way for the 1998 Seoul Olympics. After being repeatedly beaten by prison officials, Ji Kang-hun,…

BuyBust

7.3

After surviving the slaughter of her entire squad in a drug raid compromised by dirty cops, anti-narcotics special operative Nina Manigan, is eager to go head-to-head with the drug cartels that hold a bloody grip on…

Rubi

7.3

~~ Remake of the Mexican television series “Rubi” [2004].

Hakuchi: The Innocent

6.5

In a future where World War II never ended, Japan is decimated by nightly bombings. The only building left standing is known as the Media Station, a broadcasting center responsible for all of Japan's entertainment. (Source:…

Rise of the Machine Girls

6.3

Outfitted with special weapons, two sisters take on the boss of an organ-harvesting ring and her army of henchmen. (Source: IMDB)

Ruined Heart: Another Love Story Between a Criminal & a Whore

6.2

A merciless hit man rescues a prostitute from a violent incident in a Philippine slum before the two take flight. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Co-production with Germany.

So Cute

5.7

Jang Su Ro lives in the slums of Korea with his three sons 963, Dog Nose and So-and-So, who just got out of prison. While So-and-So's loyalties to his mob boss and biological family are put to the test when he finds…

Watch List

6.9

After her husband is mysteriously killed in the drug wars of the Philippines, a widowed mother of three must confront her own darkness to protect her children from further harm. (Source: IMDb)

Neomanila

7.3

Toto, a teenage orphan, is recruited by a notorious death squad. Irma, the group's leader, soon becomes a maternal figure to the young boy. As the two form a familial bond, their loyalties will be put to the test when…

Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember

8.3

A bunch of 10-year-old kids rob pedestrians and kill without mercy. But after a failed bank robbery, the dangerous game comes to an end with twenty years of imprisonment. After two decades, they are released but soon…

Emotions of the End of the Century

A woman who used to be a lesbian is now in a nominal marriage. She, who is well off but feels empty at heart, finds out that her husband often visits a prostitute and decides to go and see what's going on. The woman…

Mondomanila

7.1

Tony de Guzman is an anti-hero living in the grim slums, surrounded by a corrupt underworld. He believes life is short and brutal, and the only way to survive is by seizing opportunities, settling scores, and defying…

Jao Sao Salum

6.0

Kamathep is a rich man who has already been betrayed in love three times. This caused him to become wary and hostile towards women as he thinks they're only after his money. His aunt, who's worried about his well-being,…

Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Yasuyuki Ota, which was written based on his medical experiences in a foreign country. The North General Hospital in the Tondo district of Manila was as busy as a battlefield.…