Pisay (2007)
Martial Law in the 80s. But nothing can stop the dreams of six high school scholars of the Philippine Science High School.
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.
- Date of release
- 2007-07-21
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Kanakan-Balintagos
Casting
- Gammy Lopez — Rom Meneses
- Annicka Dolonius — Wena Ledesma
- Elijah Castillo — Minggoy Lamazan
- Carl John Barrameda — Mateo Markado
- Shayne Fajutagana — Liway Claver
- Jonathan Neri — Andy Gallardo
- EJ Jallorina — Euri Calo
- Alfred Labatos — Daki Lim
- Eugene Domingo — Ms. Casas
- Arnold Reyes — Mr. G
- Rowena Basco — Ms. Fanny
- Rebecca Padilla — Mrs. Meneses
Interesting facts
Pisay is a 2007 Filipino drama film directed by Auraeus Solito, written by Henry Grajeda and starring Gammy Lopez, Annicka Dolonius, Carl John Barrameda, and Elijah Castillo. The film, set in the 1980s, is centred upon the experiences of students and faculty of the Philippine Science High School during the last years of the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos.
Production
The film, was shot entirely inside the Philippine Science High School Main Campus in Quezon City and was directed by Solito, himself an alumnus of the school.
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