Movies by Vic Silayan

Appointment at Mount Manunggal

Appointment at Mount Manunggal

This documentary paints the life of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay (1953-1957), from being a simple mechanic, a wartime guerilla leader, and as president of the Philippines, leading up to his death in a plane crash in Mount Manunggal, Cebu.

Daughters of Satan

Daughters of Satan

A man buys a painting depicting witches being burned at the stake, one of whom bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife.

Blood Thirst

Blood Thirst

A sex-crimes specialist from New York travels to the Philippines to help his friend, a Manila homicide detective, solve a series of murders.

Child of Sorrow

Child of Sorrow

A war hero forced to participate in a smuggling ring meets a prostitute in the postwar ruins of Manila.

The Sea Gypsies

The Sea Gypsies

Hassan, the son of a tribe chief of the Badjaos, a pagan, sea-dwelling Filipino tribe, meets and falls for Bala Amai, the niece of the chief of the Tausugs, an Islamic, land-dwelling tribe. Although the Hassan is willing to give up his lifestyle for Bala Amai and vice versa, the Tausugs plot to break up the union of the happy couple.

Kisapmata

Kisapmata

A retired police sergeant has an unnatural stranglehold over his wife and daughter. His claustrophobically enclosed world is threatened when his daughter Mila finds herself pregnant and was forced to marry Noel. He attempts to extend his influence over his son-in-law, who resists; there is a confrontation.

Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?

Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?

Myrna and Lito plunge into marriage at a very young age. Both unprepared and still immature. But their relationship suddenly collapses when Lito gets into an illicit relationship with an older woman, Glacilda.

Of the Flesh

Of the Flesh

When Narcing brings home his wife Puring to their hometown Mulawin in the 1930s, it sets off a series of events that include parricide, infidelity, betrayal, guilt and redemption.

The Ravagers

The Ravagers

A story about a Filipino guerilla Sargent who was tasked to ambush a company of Japanese soldiers staying at a convent.

This Is a Filipino

This Is a Filipino

This is a Monumental Epic in the History of Filipino Movies.

Mister Mo, Lover Boy Ko

Mister Mo, Lover Boy Ko

A Filipino aristocrat loves his wife but he has a little fun with a chorus girl.

Malvarosa

Malvarosa

Malvarosa is the 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 wallows in guilt and depression, when her drunkard father is run over by a train. Though she is set to marry her fiancé, Rosa chooses to put her family’s needs before her own. Rosa’s brothers also carry their own burdens, except for one, the youngest, Avelino who helps Rosa shoulder the weight of the family’s problems.

Tigershark

Tigershark

A martial arts instructor sets out to rescue his girlfriend who is being held for ransom by a South American warlord.

Sa Hirap at Ginhawa

Sa Hirap at Ginhawa

A young couple eloped, got married and then must cope with problems like money, living on their own, trying finish school and raising a baby. not to mention the fact that even young married couples do get bored sometimes.

Paano Ba Ang Mangarap?

Paano Ba Ang Mangarap?

The story of Lisa & Eric and how they fought for their love. Lisa got pregnant with Benny, Eric's brother. However, Benny died in a motorcycle accident. Eric was kind enough to marry Lisa but Eric's mother disapproved of the relationship and makes life hell for Lisa.

Ligaw na Bulaklak

Ligaw na Bulaklak

An innocent young woman who sells flowers in a small-town cabaret frequented by down-and-out prostitutes is lusted after by the son of a school principal, played by Anita Linda. An aging gardener takes her in to try to protect her from the harsh world, though secretly, he too lusts after the young girl, in spite of his impotence cause by the war. She goes to school, where morality and empty platitudes are mouthed, but the attempts at life's lessons are foiled by the realities of the cabaret world. While the school and the gardener try to pro...

Lapu-Lapu

Lapu-Lapu

Lapu-Lapu who defeated Spanish invaders on then land of Mactan.

Masquerade

Masquerade

Danny Zialcita's mystery thriller

Ano ang Kulay ng Mukha ng Diyos?

Ano ang Kulay ng Mukha ng Diyos?

A street hustler falls in love with a bar girl. They get married, but separate when the guy gets meted a death sentence after gunning down a rich customer of the bar in a fit of jealousy. The bar girl bears the hustler's child who becomes eventually blind.

Lilet

Lilet

An unstable young woman finally blows the cover of her repressive family's dark secrets when her memories where unlocked with the help of an ardent suitor.