Sisa (2025 film)

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Sisa
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Directed by Jun Robles Lana
Written byJun Robles Lana
Produced by
  • Jun Robles Lana
  • Perci M. Intalan
  • Josabeth V. Alonso
Starring Hilda Koronel
CinematographyCarlo C. Mendoza
Edited byLawrence S. Ang
Music byTeresa Barrozo
Production
companies
Release date
  • 20 November 2025 (2025-11-20)(PÖFF)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Sisa is a 2025 Philippine historical thriller drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Jun Robles Lana. It stars Hilda Koronel in her comeback film after her 13-year hiatus, with the supporting cast including Eugene Domingo and Jennica Garcia. Set during the last years of the Philippine-American War, the film follows a woman who became a madwoman after she witnessed the bloodbath.

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A co-production of The IdeaFirst Company, October Train Films, Quantum Films, and Cineko Productions, the film had its world premiere on 20 November 2025, at the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia, where it is part of the "Official Selection - Competition" category. [1]

Plot

During the final years of the brutal Philippine-American War, a woman survived after she witnessed the total annihilation of her family and community by the American soldiers. As a result, she became a madwoman, but unknown to anyone, this was just a strategy through which she would exact revenge on them.

Cast

Production

Filming commenced in the second week of January 2025, coinciding with the release of the first-look photo featuring lead star Hilda Koronel. [2] Filming was completed on 16 March 2025. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Mallorca, Hannah (12 October 2025). "Hilda Koronel's 'Sisa' selected as entry to Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Inquirer Group of Companies. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Shackleton, Liz (9 January 2025). "First Look At Hilda Koronel's Return To Acting In Jun Robles Lana's 'Sisa' Set Against Philippine-American War". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Deveza, Reyma (17 March 2025). "Hilda Koronel wraps filming 'Sisa'". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs . Retrieved 14 October 2025.
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