The Echo(Sigaw) (2005)
Director :
Yam Laranas
Writers :
Yam Laranas (Story)
Roy C Iglesias (Screenplay, Story)
Cast :
Jomari Yllana (Minsan Pa, At the Breast of the Enemy),
Richard Gutierrez (The Promise, I will always love you),
Angel Locsin (The Promise)
Genre :
Horror
Runtime :
Philippines: 102 min
Country :
Philippines
Language :
Filipino/Tagalog
Awards:
- Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film 2005
- Special Award, Yam Laranas
- Young Critics Circle, Philippines 2005
- YCC Award
- Best Achievement in Cinematography and Visual Design, Yam Laranas
- Screamfest 2005
- Festival Trophy
- Best Musical, Jesse Lucas
- Gawad Urian Awards 2005
- Gawad Urian Award
- Best Supporting Actress, Iza Calzado
- Nominated Gawad Urian Award
- Best Sound, Arnold Reodica
- FAP Awards, Philippines 2005
- Nominated FAP Award
- Best Cinematography, Yam Laranas
- Best Editing Manet, A. Dayrit
Synopsis :
Marvin menikmati kebebasannya di sebuah gedung apartemen tua. Kekasihnya sering sekali mengunjunginya. Tempat tersebut sangat sempurna bagi Marvin kecuali adanya kebisingan dari ruangan bawah apartemen di dekat koridor. Ruangan tersebut ditempati oleh Anna yang tinggal bersama anak perempuannya Lara, dan Bert, suaminya yang cemburu. Bert adalah seorang polisi, dan ia selalu mencurigai Anna selingkuh. Kecemburuannya tersebut selalu diikuti dengan kekerasan fisik yang bahkan bisa terdengar seluruh lantai. Marvin selalu terbangun di malam hari disebabkan oleh teriakan dan kekerasan dari ruangan Anna. Apa yang Marvin temukan sangat mengejutkan. Marvin menemukian sebuah rahasia yang akan mengubah hidupnya dan Pinky. Penemuannya itu mengawali semua penghantuan yang mengikutinya dan Pinky. Marvin memutuskan untuk meninggalkan apartemennya tetapi penghantuan tetap mengikuti kemanapun mereka pergi. Pada akhirnya Marvin pun memutuskan untuk menghadapi masalah tersebut. Ia kembali ke apartemen tua tersebut untuk menghadapi kejahatan yang ada di sana. Apa yang terjadi berikutnya menggetarkan semua kepercayaannya tentang hidup, cinta dan dunia arwah.
Marvin (Richard Guttierez) savors his independence in a newly acquired unit of an old apartment building. He is frequently visited by his girlfriend Pinky (Angel Locsin). Except for the occasional noise from an apartment unit down the hallway, the place is almost perfect for Marvin. At the end of the hallway is where Anna (Iza Calzado) lives with her young daughter Lara (Janella Denise Guevarra), and Bert (Jomari Yllana), her jealous husband. Bert is a cop, and he has always suspected Anna of two-timing him. His frequent jealous outbursts would always lead to beatings that could be heard throughout the whole floor. Marvin would usually be awakened at night by the sound of screaming and beating from Anna's unit. What he finds out shocks him. Marvin uncovers a secret that will change his life and Pinky's as well. The discovery sets into motion a series of hauntings that follow him and Pinky around. He decides to leave his apartment but the hauntings follow them wherever they go. Marvin finally decides to confront the problem. He returns to the old apartment building to face the evil that dwells in it. What happens next shakes the very core of his beliefs about life, love and the spirit world.