Sigaw (2004)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Yam Laranas

Writers:

Roy C. Iglesias (story) and
Yam Laranas (story)

Release Date:

19 May 2005 (Singapore)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

May kasama ka, 'di mo lang alam... (You have companion, you just don't know)

Plot:

Marvin (Richard Guttierez) savors his independence in a newly acquired unit of an old apartment building...

Plot Keywords:

Apartment | Haunting | Little Girl | Caretaker | Blood

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Jomari Yllana	...	Bert
Richard Gutierrez	...	Marvin
Iza Calzado	...	Anna
Angel Locsin	...	Pinky
James Blanco	...	Jude
Ella Guevara	...	Lara
Lui Manansala	...	Marvin's Mother
Tessie Villarama	...	Pinky's Mother
Pocholo Montes	...	Pinky's Father
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Geric Albero
Ronnie Lazaro	...	Caretaker

Also Known As:

The Echo (International: English title) (USA)
The Scream (USA) (informal literal title)

Runtime:

Philippines:102 min

Country:

Philippines

Language:

Filipino | Tagalog

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Manila, Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines

Company:

MegaVision

Trivia:

Supported by Globe, Mercury, and imanila.

Quotes:

The Caretaker: Don't mind them and they will not mind you. Convince yourself that you are not hearing the noises.

Movie Connections:

Remade as The Echo (2008/I)

The First Filipino Horror Movie

Philippine cinema hasn't seen a horror movie with so much artistry and passion since the production of Sigaw. For the past 30 years or so, Filipinos only witnessed campy and hack horror films. Filipino producers could only produce 3-in-1 feature lengths or even worse, over used monster films based from Filipino folk tales like the Tikbalang or Tiyanak. These days, local movie studios are just contented doing hack films from Asia and America. The makers of Sigaw pulled all the strings in their power to create something different and original.

Forget about the depth of the story, Sigaw was not made to rip off awards. Sigaw was made simply to give its audience a good scare. In this regard, the movie succeeds all expectations. Director Yam Laranas implores all the necessary ingredients to deliver a high octane adrenaline rush flick. His visuals combined with Almbert Michael Idioma's sound then edited by Manet Dayrit made a bone chilling movie experience.

Sigaw is the comeback movie from Yam Laranas. After his last 2 films, Laranas finally went back to his forte, the suspense genre. This reemergence so to speak is similar to Gus Van Sant's return in doing his masterpiece, the Elephant. I am thankful for Laranas for going back to his roots and doing Sigaw. At long last, there is a Filipino horror film i could be proud of. Moreover, this could be the very first Filipino horror film to scare the entire world!