Bamboo Flowers

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

The actual chandelier-shaped bamboo flowers that blossom only before death inspire this anthology about the lives of different people in Bohol, who have to deal with the ever changing world around them. The erosion of traditions and beliefs forces change in their lives and pushes them towards drastic life decisions.

Director: Maryo J. de los Reyes
Writer: Aloy Adlawan (story)
Stars: Ruru Madrid, Mylene Dizon, Max Collins, Yogo Singh, Orlando Sol, Irma Adlawan, Spanky Manikan, Diva Montelaba, Miggs Cuaderno, Barbara Miguel, Ashley Strom, Paul Holmes, Janna Trias, Nafa Hilario-Cruz, Gino Antonio, Leandro Baldemor, Xyruz Cruz