Pa-siyam (2004)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Erik Matti

Writers:

Dwight Gaston (screenplay)
Erik Matti (story) ...

Genre:

Horror | Drama | Mystery

Plot Keywords:

Mother Child Relationship | Sibling | Suicide | Spiritualist | Mother

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Roderick Paulate	...	Nilo
Cherry Pie Picache	...	Denise
Aubrey Miles	...	Ruth
Maricar De Mesa	...	Sylvia
Yul Servo	...	Angel
Ana Capri	...	Ester
Jaime Fabregas	...	Father Garcia
Cristine Reyes	...	Janelle
Ermie Concepcion	...	Nerissa Zayco
Dexter Doria	...	Mila
Crispin Pineda	...	Armando
Lui Manansala	...	Inang Albina

Country:

Philippines

Language:

Tagalog | Filipino

Color:

Color

Certification:

Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Magalang, Pampanga, Luzon, Philippines

Company:

Reality Entertainment

Trivia:

Producer Dondon Monteverde casted sexy stars Aubrey Miles and Maricar De Mesa - both sexy starlets - in this movie to change their screen image. Bold films suddenly became unpopular in the Philippines after the SM chain of cinemas refused to show R-18 movies.

Soundtrack:

Requiem

Refreshing horror that does not copy trends.

Pa-Siyam is a truly rare Filipino horror film that can compare well to the other well known and copied Asian horror counterparts. While many horror films copy the usual Ringu, Ju-On, and Dark Water trio, Pa-Siyam draws upon local superstition as a source. The film builds up the tension and atmosphere to deliver scares that are not cheap. Special kudos to Paulate who is tremendous and is able to break out of the usual fare he was involved in. The rest of the cast did good as well. Despite the small budget, the film delivers the goods in a more efficient and effective manner than some of the bland and big budget copies of successful horror trends. Note, I didn't use the subtitle so I can't comment on it.