Mapupulang Rosas - Taurus Films 2002 Pmh01-31-4... Jun 2026

The film succeeds in giving each woman a distinct personality, from the disciplined Captain Yolly Aguire (Allona Amor) to the more rebellious team members.

Mapupulang Rosas (2002) is a ghost film. It may never be restored, streamed, or screened at a festival. But in its very obscurity, it represents the majority of global cinema: the small, the cheap, the forgotten. The rose may have wilted, but the thorn—the sharp, uncomfortable reminder of a specific time, place, and economic reality in Philippine filmmaking—remains firmly embedded in the history of Taurus Films and the nameless artists who made it. MAPUPULANG ROSAS - Taurus Films 2002 PMH01-31-4...