Soliman Cruz

Diamonds in the Sand (2025)

Divorced salaryman Yoji has just buried his mother in Tokyo. With few meaningful relationships left, he comes to grips with the realization that he has nothing to live for. A chance encounter with Minerva, a Filipina migrant worker who appears to sense hi ...

Guilty Pleasure (2024)

Guilty Pleasure explores the complex relationships and personal struggles of three ambitious lawyers as they navigate their way through love, betrayal, and ambition. ...

When Magic Hurts (2024)

In the stunning mountains of Atok, Benguet, a wealthy, carefree man and a young woman haunted by her past accidentally cross paths. Together, they discover solace in each other's company until the truth catches up and confronts them. ...

One Night (2024)

One night, two strangers meet in a bar. Karla just lost her husband, but she doesn't know how to deal with grief since her husband abuses her. Meanwhile, it's Dindo's last night as a free man because he will surrender himself to the authorities the next da ...

Family of Two (A Mother and Son Story) (2023)

The story of Maricar whose world revolves around her son, Mateo, who she raised singlehandedly. When Mateo is moving to Singapore to pursue his career ambition and his girlfriend, he devised a plan to find a good man who can look after her mother while he ...

Five Breakups and a Romance (2023)

Even if two people are on the opposite sides of the universe, once the connection is made, they're basically one. ...

Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind (2023)

An uninspired filmmaker accidentally time travels back to the 90s at a Video City store, where he meets the woman who will change his life. ...

The Blind Soldiers (2023)

Set in a rural Mindanao, as the Japanese invasion intensifies, five men from the Teduray tribe of Cotabato enlisted in the United States of Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) during the World War Two. What starts as a noble intention soon turns out to b ...

What If? (2023)

When a pair of newlywed musicians get trapped in a storm on their island honeymoon, they must face difficult truths that could tear their marriage apart. ...

Monday First Screening (2023)

Two senior citizens develop romance by watching free movies every Monday, first screening for the day, as practiced in some malls in Metro Manila. ...

Call Me Alma (2023)

Alma, Azi Acosta, is a high-end bar girl. She has decided that prostitution is her profession, her life, her means to achieve her dreams and her happiness. She caters to all men who can afford her price. But she favors two men: a rich lawyer and a bank exe ...

Mama Susan's Friends (2023)

Galo is a university student who writes on his journal the string of unsettling and mysterious experiences he has while living with his grandmother, Mama Susan. ...

Home I Found in You (2023)

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Suki (2023)

A lady stripper and a gigolo promised each other that their work can't break them apart. But when lust and temptation come into the picture, they begin to question their vow. ...

Boso Dos (2023)

Things get chaotic when the gang leader falls madly in love with her. Will she be successful with her mission? ...

On the Job: The Missing 8 (2022)

Inspired by true events, the film chronicles the story of Sisoy Salas, a corrupt journalist seeking justice for his colleagues, and convict Roman Rubio, a hired gun who is regularly brought out of prison to perform assassinations. ...

Knock (2022)

Selina's Gold (2022)

Selina's father sells her to Tiago who makes her a sex slave. With the help of Domeng, Tiago's blind slave, she plans their way out of this living hell. ...

How to Make an Effective Campaign Ad (2022)

Two filmmakers, in need of money, witnessed the real colors of a corrupt politician when they accepted the project to shoot a campaign ad inside the Maximum Security Prison. ...

Pula ang Kulay ng Gabi (2022)

A lonely wife falls in love with her mysterious tenant, Kiko. ...

To the North (2022)

Based on a true story. 1996, open sea. During his shift on a transatlantic ship's deck, Joel, a religious Filipino sailor, discovers Dumitru, a Romanian stowaway hidden between some containers. If he is spotted by the Taiwanese officers running the vessel, ...

The Influencer (2022)

Yexel, an influencer, experiences the best sex of his life when he meets Mina. But their no-label relationship turns to obsession when she learns that he's having sex with other women. ...

Blue Room (2022)

A progressive rock band composed of privileged teenagers get arrested for drug possession, and are brought into the "Blue Room" where they must make the difficult choice between freedom or standing up for what they believe in. ...

The Backride (2022)

Two estranged friends rebuild their embittered past as they travel dangerously together in a habal-habal and retrieve a dead pal. ...

Rooftop (2022)

A group of friends experiences terror because of a prank that went wrong. ...

Hugas (2022)

Ex-gang members and newlyweds Al and Liezl run away with a big bag of cash, but their ex-boss will go to the ends of the earth to find them. ...

Huwag Kang Lalabas (2021)

Three stories of haunting secrets, folklore, and urban legends. ...

Big Night! (2021)

A gay beautician is determined to clear his name after learning he's included in a drug watchlist. ...

More Than Blue (2021)

Diagnosed with a terminal illness, a young man helps his best friend search for her soul mate while he keeps his own feelings for her secret. ...

Taya (2021)

Sixto explores the dangerous world of online ending for his thesis and gets involved with Winona, Nieves and Nanette. ...

The Furnace (2021)

In a fishing village where pawning children is the norm, Sonia, a 14-year-old girl full of dreams, is thrown into the pawnship slavery to pay off the debt of her poor parents. After months of servitude under a tyrannical employer, Sonia is forcedly pawned ...

Death of a Girlfriend (2021)

When Christine was found brutally killed in the woods, her boyfriend, a forest ranger and a farmer are summoned for inquest. Each has a version to tell. But as the case deepens, they discover the shocking truth. ...

Midnight in a Perfect World (2020)

In the near future, Manila is an almost-utopian city, but they still believe in ghost stories. Nobody survives the mysterious blackouts that happen in random parts of the city after midnight. Nobody believes the horrors in its darkness are even real. Four ...

Life's Pedal (2020)

A pedicab driver and his wife, who works as a prostitute, struggle to make ends meet when an unexpected incident soon tests their faith and forever alters their destiny. ...

Battered Husband (2020)

Lando, a laid-back fisherman, enjoys joining the yearly "Aguman Sanduk" fellowship cross-dressing festivity with his peers of Alpha males as an enjoyable rest and recreation. Meanwhile, his mundane everyday life back in his isolated hut surrounded by fish ...

Nightshift (2020)

A young woman is stuck in the morgue - on her first day - working as an assistant to a pathologist when the dead begin to manifest signs of resurrection. ...

3pol Trobol Huli Ka Balbon (2019)

After discovering an anomaly in his agency, the Executive Director is ambushed but he manages to pass on what he knows to Apollo. Before Apollo could report to the authorities, he becomes the primary suspect in killing his former boss. ...

Damaso (2019)

A musical film protraying Padre Damaso, Jose Rizal's famous villain in his book 'Noli Me Tangere. ...

Viral Kids (2019)

Stories of five different street children who have their own past and dreams but being hindered and utilized by an unknown force behind the online scheme. ...

Basurero (2019)

Bong, a fisherman during the day and a Duterte henchman at night, faces a crisis of conscience when a neighbor is killed. ...

Lola Igna (2019)

Lola Igna is a foul-mouthed and stubborn woman who is eager to die but her neighbors are hung up on her winning "the oldest living grandmother in the world." Her long-lost great-great-grandson, Tim, is an aspiring vlogger who wants to latch on her now-famo ...

The Broken Vinyl Record (2019)

A love story between a closeted gay man in his 60s living with HIV and a lonely widower in his 50s. Amidst grief, the two form an unlikely bond through their shared love of music. ...

Belief as the Light in Darkness (2019)

The continuous disappearance of townsmen ignited the town captain to search the woods in order to find out who is behind the disappearances and where are the people being brought to. Upon his search, the town captain and his son came across a mysterious an ...

The Shoemaker (2019)

Set in Marikina, the shoe capital of the Philippines, an aging lady shoemaker gets a visit from her first love who abandoned her for three decades. ...

Iska (2019)

A loving but impoverished grandmother of an autistic child tragicomically loses everything and turns into someone society reckons her to be. ...

Journey (2019)

This is a Filipino omnibus film about three different journeys. ...

Liway (2018)

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 endured. ...

The Girl Allergic to Wi-Fi (2018)

Norma, a typical teenager who is always online, created a joint social media account for her and her boyfriend to mark their third monthsary. She gets a rare illness called electromagnetic hypersensitivity, which means she can't be around cellphones, table ...

The Sweet Taste of Salted Bread and Undies (2018)

A special little homeless girl travels about the Philippines curing the afflicted with her mysterious healing powers, until one day she befriends a sick old man who for some perplexing reason she is unable to cure. The unlikely pair are drawn to each other ...

Harry & Patty (2018)

Harry and Patty is a romantic comedy that proves even the biggest lie cannot stop real love from finding its way. The story is about two people who are very much unalike; Harry is an attractive young businessman while Patty is a typical young woman who dri ...

Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus (2018)

In Avenida, the lives of four men intertwine, searching for something. They all find what they are looking for in one woman named Aileen. ...

Hitboy (2018)

Alex is still very young, but he is old enough to work as a low-rent gun-for-hire for a syndicate. And upon finding out he is about to be a father at age 15, he decides to grow up and get out of his dangerous job to be a family man. That is if his undergro ...

The Ashes And Ghosts of Tayug 1931 (2017)

A filmmaker revisits the town of Tayug, Pangasinan in preparation for a new feature film she is making about the folk hero Pedro Calosa and the Tayug Uprising of 1931. As she revisits the actual sites in Tayug where the infamous uprising had taken place, s ...

Death in the Land of Encantos (2015)

A poet hearkens back to his Philippine village after years abroad in Europe. Horrified to discover that the community has been buried under landslides, he wanders the countryside, reconnecting with friends, lovers, and family whose lives teeter on the brin ...

Norte, the End of History (2014)

An embittered law student commits a brutal double murder; a family man takes the fall and is forced to take a harsh sentence; and a mother and her two children wander the countryside in search of some kind of redemption. ...

Barber's Tales (2013)

In the 1970s, a widow in a remote village takes over her husband's barber shop. She becomes the laughing stock of the male-dominated community and in the process discovers freedom and liberation. ...

El Presidente (2012)

The film begins with his capture by Philippine and US forces under Frederick Funston's command in 1901, then flashes back to 1886, when an old woman gives Aguinaldo and his childhood friend Candido Tirona cryptic prophecies. Ten years later, Aguinaldo is i ...

Bwakaw (2012)

Gruff retiree Rene rejects most human contact, but begins to soften once he comes to terms with his homosexuality. ...

The Kidnappers of Ronnie Lazaro (2012)

A group of down and out-of-luck men decide to make a film starring Ronnie Lazaro, the most sought-after indie actor in the Philippines. Things get complicated when Lazaro decides to beg off from acting on their supposed "indie film" and they are forced to ...

Century of Birthing (2011)

An artist struggles to finish his work while a storyline about a cult plays in his head. As the cult spirals towards a fundamentalism that will destroy the world, the artist decides to destroy his muse to redeem the world. ...

Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story (2011)

Mobster Asiong Salonga (ER Ejercito) rules the mean streets of Manila with an iron fist—until he is betrayed by a trusted friend. Manila Kingpin is based on the story of the notorious Tondo, Manila, gang leader Nicasio "Asiong" Salonga, whose true-to-li ...

Bulong (2011)

Hospital worker Conan is hopelessly in love with a sexy and beautiful nurse named Ellen. He is on friendly terms with the alluring lady, but gets desperate when he sees her kissing a resident doctor. The jealous guy seeks the help of his friends and learns ...

Blood Ties (2010)

Magkakapatid is a story about a family that drifts apart due to socio-economic differences. Three siblings, three narratives, one tragedy, wherein a brother kills his own brother, a father struggles to accept a daughter's marriage, and a daughter who could ...

Paano na Kaya (2010)

Mae and Bogs' long-time friendship gets tested when Bogs gets dumped by his girlfriend and Mae finally admits she's in love with him. The two get into a relationship, but Mae fears this is only Bogs' way of dealing with his previous heartache. ...

Manila Skies (2009)

Inspired by a true news account, this is the astounding story of a lone deranged hijacker who has struggled to survive in the chaos of modern Philippine society. ...

Ante (2009)

LV and her family make their living by operating an illegal off track betting outlet. But things haven't been going well for them lately, and the future is uncertain with Sta. Ana Park closing down. ...

The Boy and His Top (2009)

Bok is a playful boy who enjoys counting things he sees around him, posting pieces of paper everywhere, and playing with his favorite toy top. One day, Bok accidentally forgets his toy top at his grandmother's house. ...

A Journey Home (2009)

Dante, a middle-aged man, believes he has lost everything: estranged from his family for twenty years, he losses his job and finds out that his wife is dead. He goes to her wake and sees his two children Raffy and Kristine again. While Dante is eager to ma ...

Motorcycle (2008)

A tale of self-discovery, centered around a young man who journeys to Vigan, Ilocos Norte. Instead his trip becomes a sojourn that will unlock his real identity and the secrets of his family. He goes on this road trip onboard his motorcycle as a favor to h ...

Melancholia (2008)

Three people start a strange therapy to escape their agonies. Each attempts to process those they lost during the Marcos dictatorship while examining their own grief. ...

Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo (2007)

Newlywed Jed and Angie this time, they have to take care of their son Raffa with parents who are all too eager to share the job with them. Compounding the problems are Jed having to deal with a hypochondriac mother, Angie having to deal with her mom dating ...

Temptation (2007)

The mysterious death of a young village lass leads to the investigation of those who knew her and what they may have to gain from her death. Told from the perspectives of the different characters, the film examines how one's view may lead to varying interp ...

The Inmate (2007)

Set in two contrasting environments that underline the same premise of imprisonment, Selda tells the story of Rommel, a young man who accidentally kills a boy, resulting in his incarceration. Inside the jail, he befriends another inmate, who becomes his ro ...

Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo (2006)

Jed is on the brink of leaving the Philippines to join his family in America when a run-in with the perfect woman, Angie, changes everything. A speedy proposal sends both families reeling and sets the stage for a rocky marriage. ...

Mother Nanny (2006)

Norma has to balance her love and attention for the two special people in her life: her daughter and her ward. ...

Seroks (2006)

While trying to cozy up to the sexy and mysterious Mina, who recently moved into the boardinghouse above his shop, unlucky Xerox operator Lito is unwittingly placing his life in grave danger. ...

Don't Look Back (2006)

After the tragic fate of her mother and her sister, a girl named Nina is taken into custody and given a new identity as Melissa who grows up to be a nurse. At the hospital where Melissa works, a series of mysterious deaths of male patients occurs. ...

Image Nation (2006)

Imahe Nasyon is a groundbreaking, conceptual omnibus film by 20 alternative filmmakers who were tasked to present their personal visions on national issues. Renowned line producers Jon and Carol Red hatched the idea of revisiting the 1986 EDSA revolution, ...

Rotonda (2006)

Beginning at the break of dawn and ending the next morning, the story, set around a rugged city intersection, follows the path of a marked one-thousand-peso bill as it transfers from one character to another, returning to its originator in the end, blood-t ...

Sukob (2006)

Sandy and Dale, both Overseas Workers in Dubai, are busy preparing for their wedding. Upon reaching her home, Sandy learns from her mother, Daisy, what happened to her friend, Helen. A short time after Helen's father died, Helen proceeded with her wedding. ...

The Bet Collector (2006)

Middle-aged Manila storeowner Amelita supplements her tiny income by collecting bets for the popular numbers game of jueteng. While looking out for police crackdowns, the masterfully persuasive Amelita cajoles all comers into placing wagers. ...

I Wanna Be Happy (2006)

An old woman's decision to leave her husband after years of constant bickering upsets the couple's children. ...

The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (2005)

Maxi, a boy on the cusp of his teens, is already comfortable with his homosexual feelings, with acceptance from his family. When Maxi is assaulted one evening, Victor, a police officer, comes to his aid. Maxi soon develops a crush on Victor, who shows a pl ...

The Son of Brocka (2005)

It is about a group of investigative journalists from a sub-par TV station who accidentally scores a scoop that a 21-year-old boy is looking around for his identity… he claims to be the son of the late director Lino Brocka, a known gay filmmaker. ...

Anak ng Tinapa (2005)

Anak Ng Tinapa (Something Fishy) is a story about a small fish: framing up and killing small fry instead of the "big fish" in a society ruled by sharks. Two crooked cops get a kick out of framing up hapless people by planting illegal drugs on them. Unknown ...

Last Take, Last Shot (2005)

A black comedy film, which focuses on two film workers, Raffy, the clapper, and Dido, a utility boy. Both share the same dream: to direct their own films someday. Their lives as mere "small production people" took a different turn when, together with the p ...

New Moon (2001)

Ahmad belongs to the Bangsamoro people. While many of his kind are bent on fighting, thinking that Mindanao is only for the Muslims, Ahmad prefers to live a simple and peaceful life. He works as a doctor in Manila while his wife, Fatima, and his only son, ...

Radio (2001)

A female DJ is stalked by a serial-killing listener. ...

Mila (2001)

A dedicated educator caught in the upheaval and needs of the times imparts the basic rudiments of knowledge while being haunted by personal questions that remain unanswered. ...

Deathrow (2000)

A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convicted of murder that resulted from a heist he was compelled to join. Unable to prove his innocence and his minor age, he is thrown into the cruel, perilous and ...

Ekis (1999)

Gene works for the local underworld syndicate but always treats his abductees with kindness. He begins a dangerous affair with ex-bar girl Dolor, who's routinely beaten by her rich husband. When the cops move in on Gene's gang and Dolor's husband winds up ...

Still Lives (1999)

An intriguing look into a world of drugs and crime, dynamically moves through the lives of the different characters – the drug lord Enteng, his minions, the police, and customers. ...

Triangle (1998)

Minda, in her forties, is having a torrid affair with the younger Dave, and is trying to hide it from her husband Chito. Dave is an occasional tattoo artist. He also plays drums in a rock and roll band that has a difficult time finding gigs, now that the U ...

Rizal in Dapitan (1997)

Dr. Jose Rizal was exiled in Dapitan from 1892-1896. These were his last four years. Dapitan served as his prison cell. He always compared it to "a beautiful cage" where he is imprisoned. This was the longest imprisonment Rizal ever had. He became so lost ...

Tingala Sa Baba (2011)

In a typical playground, life plays a game of irony when two 8-year old kids are on a seesaw. One is a rather hefty child from a well-to-do family who is stuck at the bottom, whereas a lanky child brought up in poverty is on top. Rich kid is looking up to ...