Acting
Oliver Aquino
Born April 26, 1989 · The Philippines (age 37)
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Known For
The Revolution Knows No Gender · 2021The Revolution Knows No Gender
★ 3.02021
MovieDrama
With his family life in shambles amidst the government's war on drugs, a young man transitions from being an ordinary filmmaker to being a full-fledged member of the revolutionary movement, proving that conviction knows no gender.
Greatest PerformanceGreatest Performance
MovieDramaMystery
During a film shoot where abuse is disguised as artistic direction, a comeback actress commits a devastating performance to survive, exposing how cinema can construct and legitimize violence. In Ang Lihim ni Teresa (Teresa's Secret), she enters a set where authority is absolute and cruelty is framed as discipline. As production unfolds, she loses control over body, emotion, and authorship, where survival is mistaken for consent. When violence escalates, she chooses to live, burying the truth as the director’s collapse is rewritten as myth. The set becomes a crime scene without witnesses. In the aftermath, she is praised for her “courage” while a sound technician retreats into silence. At a commemorative screening, celebration fractures, revealing cinema’s ability to transform violence into narrative and absolution. The myth of the Kataw appears briefly through Ang Lihim ng Kataw (The Secret of Kataw).
Emir · 2010Emir
★ 3.22010
MovieMusicDrama
"Emir" is all about Amelia (Frenscheska Farr). Amelia hails from Ilocos and she is forced to find work abroad to provide for her family. Amelia leaves her family and everything she loves behind. Amelia applies as a nanny and is lucky enough to be the caretaker of the Sheik's pregnant wife. Later on, Amelia is given appointed nanny of the Sheik's first born son Ahmed. Through the years, Amelia will not only see Ahmed grow to a boy but she will also learn more about life's trials and tribulations, struggles of lonely worker in a foreign country.
Lonely Connections · 2023Lonely Connections
2023
MovieDrama
The protagonist and his boyfriend Marco have a steady relationship, but when he meets Joaquin at the same time, he develops an unexpected connection.
Tale of the Lost Boys · 2018Tale of the Lost Boys
★ 4.62018
MovieDrama
Tale of the Lost Boys is the story of the friendship between two men Alex, a Filipino mechanic, and Jerry, a Taiwanese aborigine student. The two meet randomly when Alex flees to Taipei from Manila, upon learning that his girlfriend is pregnant. A casual conversation develops into a surprising personal connection between them. Both realize that they yearn for a more intimate connection with their mothers, since Alex’s abandoned him for a new family while Jerry is afraid that his traditional parents will reject him for being gay. The two men go on a road trip and end up at Jerry’s tribe. The trip eventually makes them reconnect with their mothers and both discover a certain sense of identity and freedom.
The Commitment · 2014The Commitment
★ 4.52014
MovieRomanceDrama
Kasal is a slice of life drama of a gay couple whose resolve to stay together is challenged as they attend a wedding. It also is an examination on how a gay couple navigates through the different institutions in Philippine society.
In a Time of Uncertainty · 2025In a Time of Uncertainty
2025
Movie
In the final hours of 2021, a chance encounter between two out-of-luck young actors leads to an intimate but unstable relationship. With their careers stalled and their emotions unbalanced by the epidemic, they seek solace in each other, but they can't tell if it's love or just a physical need. How do they find true companionship when everything is uncertain, and desire and vulnerability are intertwined?
The Last Resort · 2023The Last Resort
★ 4.82023
MovieDrama
Journey with Robert and Emily, a couple teetering on the edge of separation. Determined to rekindle their fading romance, they heed the counsel of their marriage therapist, embarking on a weekend getaway to a secluded, private resort.
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