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Joyful Mystery
“In the name of money, will you gamble your soul?”
8.2 / 10• 1984• 2h 2m•NR• Filipino
ThrillerDramaCrime
Storyline
August 1950. The fortunes of three impoverished friends and their families abruptly change after an airplane crashes in a nearby mountain. They rush to the crash site along with all the villagers, not to help the victims but to plunder their valuables. A dead American passenger carried a large amount of money in his briefcase, which Mesiong, Ponsoy, and Jamin find and avariciously keep for themselves. But the town mayor gets greedy and, with his hirelings, abducts the three to divest them of their booty.
Cast & Crew
Tony Santos
Ponsoy
Lead
Johnny Delgado
Mesiong
Ama Quiambao
Ada
Ronnie Lazaro
Jamin
Alicia Alonzo
Pinang
RA
Robert Antonio
Captain Salgado
Lito Anzures
Castro
MT
Mario Taguiwalo
Mayor Pedro Valle
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Abbo Q. Dela Cruz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Joyful Mystery is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
