Original title: Sikil Polish title: unknown Country: Philippines Genre: drama

Year / Premiere date: 2008 / 04.01.2008 Directed by: Roni Bertubin Time: 109 minutes Language: Filipino

AKA (also known as):
Unspoken Passion

Credited cast:
Ken Escudero, Will Sandejas, Ashley Silverio, Justine Plummer, Reynald Russell Santos, Sylvia Sanchez

Synopsis: (spoiler possible)
Water flows through this beautiful Filipino film like the life force it is — pouring down upon or flooding into the key moments in the lives of two young men who meet as boys in a rural town and end up as male prostitutes in Manila. Whether it’s the river where they play as boys — and get surprisingly casual dual circumcisions from the local equivalent of a mohel (“OK! Go jump in the river.” Ouch!) — the holy water sprayed at a religious festival, the filthy water that seeps through the Manila slums, the steaming water in the bathhouses where the young men ply their trade, or just the ever-present rain, these guys are always getting wet. They also spend a lot of time getting naked, which isn’t a bad thing.



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Original title: Masahista Polish title: unknown Country: Philippines Genre: drama

Year / Premiere date: 2005 / 09.09.2005 Directed by: Brillante Mendoza Time: 76 minutes Language: Filipino, English

AKA (also known as):
The Masseur

Credited cast:
Coco Martin, Jacklyn Jose, Allan Paule, Katherine Luna, Paolo Rivero, Kristoffer King

Synopsis: (spoiler possible)
Iliac is a twenty-year-old masseur in a massage parlour that caters to a gay clientele. In here, sex and massage are always connected. It is a secret underworld of erotic desire, far removed from his life in the world outside. Inside the parlour, Iliac serves his clients with enthusiasm. Away from work, his current girlfriend - a bar girl who works in Japan - asserts her sexual dominion over him. Back at home, his estranged father is dying. As Illiac makes the trip to the province to see his father for the last time, he is faced with the reality of decay, love, life and survival – all tied together by the bonds of duty.


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Original title: Lalake sa parola, Ang Polish title: unknown Country: Philippines Genre: romance

Year / Premiere date: 2007 / 03.09.2007 Directed by: Joselito Altarejos Time: 80 minutes Language: Filipino

AKA (also known as):
The Man in the Lighthouse

Credited cast:
Harry Laurel, Jennifer Lee, Justin De Leon, Crispin Pineda, Allan Paule, Sheree, Richard Quan, Monti Parungao, Dexter Doria, Micol Manansala

Synopsis: (spoiler possible)
Mateo has been searching for his father who left when he was five. His search leads him to Lobo, Batangas only to discover that his father is in Dubai. Awaiting his father’s return, Mateo works as the caretaker of Lobo’s lighthouse. Here, he meets Jerome, a gay man from the city. What ensues soon after the meeting is the beginning of his homoerotic journey.



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Original title: Kambyo Polish title: unknown Country: Philippines Genre: drama

Year / Premiere date: 2008 / 05.07.2008 Directed by: Joselito Altarejos Time: 102 minutes Language: Filipino

Credited cast:
Kenjie Garcia, Ray An Dulay, Harold Macasero, Gabz del Rosario, Ricky Santos, Dindo Flores, Gregg Sanchez

Synopsis: (spoiler possible)
Four 21-year-old men belonging to the different permutations of gay sexuality experience a paradigm shift in their lives after a road trip to Ilocos Sur. Macky organizes a road trip to Ilocos Sur after graduation to visit his best friend Philip from first year college who left the university before their sophomore year due to family problems. He is joined by this activist, bisexual cousin Manuel (Kenjie Garcia); artistic and promiscuous gay man Xavier and a good looking vagabond, Aldo.


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