Bamboo Flowers

Bamboo Flowers

When the flowers bloom, the bamboo dies.

2013 · 130 min · ★ 1.0 · Drama

Tour guide Berta is having a tough time making ends meet. She’s forced to let her son Omel travel to the big city to take a job at an electronics store. Luis is studying to be a seaman, but can’t seem to pass his exams. His girlfriend Dolores is working as an intern at a resort, and dreams of going abroad as well. Sandra, following a painful event back in Manila, returns to her native Bohol, taking her spoiled son Eric with her.

Directed by Maryo J. de los Reyes · Written by Aloy Adlawan

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

4h together

Both from Maryo J. de los Reyes.

More from Maryo J. de los ReyesSee all →

I Love You Mama, I Love You PapaI Love You Mama, I Love You Papa · 1986
I Love You Mama, I Love You Papa
★ 10.01986
MovieDramaFamily
A divorced couple fight over their son.
Once, There Was a MotherOnce, There Was a Mother · 1983
Once, There Was a Mother
★ 10.01983
MovieDrama
A mother juggles her family's dying publishing house along with her troubled relationship with her three daughters.
Sinungaling Mong PusoSinungaling Mong Puso · 1992
Sinungaling Mong Puso
★ 10.01992
MovieRomanceDrama
An endearing romantic drama that tells of a very curious affair between Clara, an older woman and Jason, a young unhappily married boy. In between them are her husband, Jason, and Leda, his wife. All told, the movie proves once again that love does not only happen in the most unexpected times and places. It also makes people do the strangest things.
Nandito ako... Nagmamahal sa 'yoNandito ako... Nagmamahal sa 'yo · 2009
Nandito ako... Nagmamahal sa 'yo
★ 9.22009
MovieDramaRomance
Tata went back to his hometown, Bohol with his mother from their poor life in Quiapo. He suddenly realize that his father is still alive. He fell in love with the girl he met named Stephanie who is about to get married to his stepbrother named Prince.
The Daughters of Waray and BidayThe Daughters of Waray and Biday · 1984
The Daughters of Waray and Biday
★ 9.01984
MovieRomanceComedy
Susie (Snooky) and Amy (Maricel) play the daughters of Ilocano Manang Biday and Visayan Inday Waray, characters made famous by 1950s movie queens Gloria Romero and Nida Blanca. Follows 1954 film Waray-waray.
Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia CuntapaySix Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay · 2012
Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay
★ 8.52012
MovieDramaComedy
A professional horror movie extra prepares for her first ever acting award nomination.
Annie BatungbakalAnnie Batungbakal · 1979
Annie Batungbakal
★ 8.21979
MovieRomanceComedy
The story of Annie Batungbakal, who dances in a disco bar.
Selfish DesiresSelfish Desires · 1984
Selfish Desires
★ 8.01984
MovieDrama
Clarissa is an ambitious young woman born to a poor family. She is later adopted by her rich godmother after a tragedy. Determined to escape a life of poverty, she uses everyone around her, including her friends and family, in her relentless pursuit of wealth and power.
Stupid CupidStupid Cupid · 1988
Stupid Cupid
★ 8.01988
MovieComedyRomance
An anthology film featuring the biggest tandem love teams in Philippine cinema.
High School Circa '65High School Circa '65 · 1979
High School Circa '65
★ 8.01979
MovieComedyDrama
Set in 1965, the film follows the everyday lives of the students and the faculty.
Someone to Watch Over MeSomeone to Watch Over Me · 2016
Someone to Watch Over Me
★ 8.02016
SeriesDramaFamily
MagnificoMagnifico · 2003
Magnifico
★ 7.82003
MovieDrama
A boy builds a coffin for his terminally ill grandmother, while raising money to buy a wheelchair for his sister.
RosalindaRosalinda · 2009
Rosalinda
★ 7.32009
SeriesDrama
Rosalinda is a Philippine drama based on the popular Mexican telenovela of the same name, under the direction of Maryo J. delos Reyes. It stars Carla Abellana in the title role.
Mahal Kita, Walang IwananMahal Kita, Walang Iwanan · 2000
Mahal Kita, Walang Iwanan
★ 7.02000
MovieDramaRomance
A Filipino romantic drama about love, loyalty, and the promise to stay together through difficult times. The story follows two people whose relationship is tested by hardships, misunderstandings, and circumstances that challenge their commitment to one another.
Angels Without a HeavenAngels Without a Heaven · 2005
Angels Without a Heaven
★ 6.52005
SeriesDrama
Five downtrodden and unfortunate street children, all with their own unique stories, unite to survive the harsh conditions and harsher realities life applies to them.
Munting HerederaMunting Heredera · 2011
Munting Heredera
★ 6.02011
SeriesMysteryDrama
Munting Heredera or Little Heiress is a Filipino family-oriented drama series created and developed by Maryo J. de los Reyes for GMA Network. Playing the lead role of Doña Anastacia, a rich widow in search of her "munting heredera", is the multi-award winning actress and one of the original Queens of Philippine cinema, Gloria Romero, making her television debut. The show was first shown on May 9, 2011, replacing Dwarfina on GMA Network and on May 11, 2011, on GMA Pinoy TV. Worldwide, via GMA Pinoy TV, the quality of the picture is much finer but is still at 480i, though digitally mastered. The series was extended for five weeks more than its original plan, but after one week the show was extended again for an additional five weeks for the second time. A third extension of 10 weeks was made. The series concluded on February 3, 2012, and was replaced by Biritera. It ran for thirty nine weeks with the total of 195 episodes.

More Like This

I Am Not a WitchI Am Not a Witch · 2017
I Am Not a Witch
★ 6.72017
MovieDrama
Convicted of witchcraft, 8-year-old Shula is brought to live in a penal colony where witches do hard labour in service of the government.
Golden DoorGolden Door · 2006
Golden Door
★ 6.52006
MovieHistoryDrama
The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all his family, including his old mother. Before they embark, they meet Lucy. She is supposed to be a British lady and wants to come back to the States. Lucy, or Luce as Salvatore calls her, for unknown reasons wants to marry someone before to arrive to Ellis Island in New York. Salvatore accepts the proposal. Once they arrive in Ellis Island they spend the quarantine period trying to pass the examinations to be admitted to the States. Tests are not so simple for poor farmers coming from Sicily. Their destiny is in the hands of the custom officers.
MoonstruckMoonstruck · 1987
Moonstruck
★ 6.81987
MovieComedyDrama
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter