Manila 15 years old

Manila

A tribute to filmmakers and National Artists Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal. In the "Day" segment, Piolo Pacual portrays the role of William, a drug addict who tries to rebuild his sense of self and reconnect with the people around him. For the "Night" segment, Pascual portrays the role of Philip, who works as a bodyguard for a mayor's son. The bodyguard believes that his boss considers him as part of the family but after a shooting incident, he realizes his real worth to his boss. As he struggles to hide, he is slowly consumed by the claws of darkness lurking the city.

Credits

Manila Cast

Name Character
Iza Calzado She was 26, now 41 years old as Lead Actress
Menggie Cobarrubias as Poldo
Anita Linda She was 84, now 99 years old as Lola Anita
Alessandra De Rossi She was 24, now 39 years old as Amy
Marissa Delgado She was 62, now 77 years old as Luningning
Angelica Panganiban She was 22, now 37 years old as Gina
John Lapus He was 35, now 50 years old as Mitch
Jiro Manio He was 16, now 31 years old as Macky
Piolo Pascual He was 31, now 47 years old as William / Phillip
Lav Diaz He was 50, now 65 years old as Director
Baron Geisler He was 26, now 41 years old as Johnny
Jay Manalo He was 35, now 51 years old as Barry

Manila Crew

Name Department
Raya Martin as Director. He was 25 (now 40) years old Directing
Adolfo Alix, Jr. as Director. Directing
Adolfo Alix, Jr. as Writer. Writing
Jay Halili as Editor. Editing
Ramon Sarmiento as Writer. Writing
Manila poster
Manila (15 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, January 01, 2009
  • Runtime: 90 minutes