Five lives. One city. In the heart of Manila, their stories intertwine through desire, heartbreak, and the rawness of life.

A struggling model scores a big rent discount on a small apartment. Thanks to the young caretaker who shows interest in him. Unknown to him, someone behind the mirrors is…

A heartbroken young woman begins a sexual relationship with a struggling artista, not knowing that her new beau is already married. As the truth comes out, obsession and jealousy bring…

She was a popular actress during the 1960s who starred with Jack Nicholson in “Back Door To Hell”. Unfortunately, she meets a man in a billiard hall who kidnapped her…

Amid the colorful Panagbenga Festival, a young woman embarks on a journey of self-discovery, navigating first love, desire, and the awakening of her sexuality. Through passion and innocence, she learns…

Martin convinces Andres’ mother to bet his boxing gym. Andres’ drunkard mother loses the bet and surrenders the gym; the only way for their family to recover it is for…

Ruben loses his job as a carpenter in a small town in Zambales where he lives with his wife Eden and their 10-year old son, Budoy. Desperate to make ends…

A migrant couple in New York is wrongfully accused of molesting their children. Their fight for justice exposes the prejudices and discrimination suffered by Filipinos overseas and the shattering of…

When they have no one to pass their “mutya” forward so they can finally die, aging “aswangs” in Antique are believed to seek for the mystical lake in Negros where…

Cristy’s persistence and Jim’s longing for a child leads to an illicit relationship. But too much love suffocates and covetousness can breed hate.

A poignant story of a family’s struggles in life. It tells of Rosa, who lives in the slums near the railroad tracks, with her mother and five brothers. Her mother…

A Filipina immigrant from Australia returns home to search for the remains of her parents, who worked in the nationalist movement as doctors and were murdered by a para-military group…