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Director Rafael Manuel in person for Q&A on Saturday, September 5!
Presented by FiliKula
Amid stifling heat and pervasive drought, Isabel (Jorrybell Agoto), a 17-year-old Ilokana from the rural north, works at a posh country club outside Manila, lining up golf balls for powerful men to drive into the verdant horizon. New to the job, she wanders the immaculate grounds sampling its luxuries as members, including an industrialist and his expatriate niece, the club president and his pampered wife, and a slew of Chinese tourists, engage in a complex dance with the club’s doting and subservient staff. But something is rotting beneath the pristine fairways of the elite resort, as Isabel discovers when she tries to return a mislaid golf club to its patriarchal director, Dr. Palanca (Teroy Guzman). The deeper she journeys into its most exclusive corners, the closer she gets to the violent truths of the club, her native Philippines, and her own past..
“A masterwork…with Filipiñana, Manuel opens new vistas in the future of the cinema.” – The New Yorker
“An invigorating dose of arch formalism in a sea of mainstream sincerity, this is the kind of movie that asks for the viewer’s attention…the angle of a golf club can evoke suspense, a piece of fruit on the ground can feel like a tragedy, and a casual glance can take your breath away.” – Vulture
Runtime
1h 40m
Year
2026
Director
Rafael Manuel
Format
DCP
Country
Singapore, United Kingdom, Philippines, France, Netherlands
Language
Filipino, English, Ilokano with English Subtitles
First Showing
September 4, 2026
Categories
FiliKula
,
Featured
Presented by FiliKula
Amid stifling heat and pervasive drought, Isabel (Jorrybell Agoto), a 17-year-old Ilokana from the rural north, works at a posh country club outside Manila, lining up golf balls for powerful men to drive into the verdant horizon. New to the job, she wanders the immaculate grounds sampling its luxuries as members, including an industrialist and his expatriate niece, the club president and his pampered wife, and a slew of Chinese tourists, engage in a complex dance with the club’s doting and subservient staff. But something is rotting beneath the pristine fairways of the elite resort, as Isabel discovers when she tries to return a mislaid golf club to its patriarchal director, Dr. Palanca (Teroy Guzman). The deeper she journeys into its most exclusive corners, the closer she gets to the violent truths of the club, her native Philippines, and her own past..
“A masterwork…with Filipiñana, Manuel opens new vistas in the future of the cinema.” – The New Yorker
“An invigorating dose of arch formalism in a sea of mainstream sincerity, this is the kind of movie that asks for the viewer’s attention…the angle of a golf club can evoke suspense, a piece of fruit on the ground can feel like a tragedy, and a casual glance can take your breath away.” – Vulture
Runtime
1h 40m
Year
2026
Director
Rafael Manuel
Format
DCP
Country
Singapore, United Kingdom, Philippines, France, Netherlands
Language
Filipino, English, Ilokano with English Subtitles
First Showing
September 4, 2026
Categories
FiliKula
,
Featured
