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Top 10 Filipino Films
Tribu, Small Voices, Jose Rizal, and more.
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10 Audio Lessons
1

Top 10 Filipino Movies: Tribu

Learn about the story of gang conflict that drives the plot of Tribu, the critical honors and distinctions this film has obtained

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 • 3 Minutes
2

Top 10 Filipino Movies: The Bet Collector

Learn about the movie Kubrador, the life of its main character, Amy, and the nationwide trend of illegal gameplay in the Philippines that inspired the film

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 • 3 Minutes
3

Top 10 Filipino Movies: Donsol

Learn about the story of Teresa and Daniel in Donsol, the issues the movie raises, the acclaim it received, and about whale sharks, giant, plankton-eating fish that can grow up to forty feet long and live up to seventy years

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 • 3 Minutes
4

Top 10 Filipino Movies: The Wanderer in the Land of Elementalia

Learn about the film's plot, how the main character is sometimes surprised by the behavior of the mythological beasts that live in Elementalia, and what the creators accomplished during the intense two-year production of this "tradigital" animated feature

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 • 3 Minutes
5

Top 10 Filipino Movies: Small Voices

Learn about the film Mga Munting Tinig, the struggles its characters face, and the positive critical reception that it has received

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 • 3 Minutes
6

Top 10 Filipino Movies: Reef Hunters

Learn about the plot of the film Muro Ami, the practices used in the muro ami fishing technique, and the reasons why this 1999 film, released to critical and popular acclaim, just might be a classic in the making

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 • 3 Minutes
7

Top 10 Filipino Movies: Jose Rizal

Learn about the story of Jose Rizal's life as portrayed in this popular biographical drama, the conflict following Rizal's death, and the remarkable circumstances behind the production and release of this enduringly popular film

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 • 3 Minutes
8

Top 10 Filipino Movies: In the Navel of the Sea

Learn about the film Sa Pusod Ng Dagat (In the Navel of the Sea), the story of a young man, Pepito, who struggles to accept his hereditary role as midwife for the women in a small island community

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 • 3 Minutes
9

Top 10 Filipino Movies: Gold, Silver, Bad Luck

Learn about the wartime story of the Ojedas and the Lorenzos and also about why many Filipinos consider certain staircases very unlucky indeed

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 • 3 Minutes
10

Top 10 Filipino Movies: Manila at the Claw of Light

Learn about the 1974 film Manila at the Claw of Light, a compelling tale of love, desperation, and revenge, and learn what some of its main characters might symbolize and say about modern Filipino society and culture

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 • 3 Minutes