Pisay

Martial Law in the 80s. But nothing can stop the dreams of six high school scholars of the Philippine Science High School.

Genres

ComedyDrama

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The film, set in the 1980s, is centred upon a young student, from 1982 as a freshman and ending in 1986. The background is the last years of Martial Law in the Philippines where the Marcos dictatorship was at its peak.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Tagalog

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

21 July 2007

Country

Philippines

Cast

Eugene Domingo

Ms. Casas

Gammy Lopez

Rom Meneses

Annicka Dolonius

Wena Ledesma

Carl John Barrameda

Mateo Markado

Elijah Castillo

Minggoy Lamazan

Shayne Fajutagana

Liway Claver

Jonathan Neri

Andy Gallardo

EJ Jallorina

Euri Calo

Alfred Labatos

Daki Lim

Arnold Reyes

Mr. G

Ama Quiambao

Lola

Bernardo Bernardo

Quizmaster

Rowena Basco

Ms. Fanny

Claudine Najera

Ms. Pasillio

Micah Muñoz

Marcus

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