Possession

5

Philippines

Horror Thriller

102 min

2013

Dennis Trillo Meryll Soriano Baron Geisler Ruby Ruiz Raquel Villavicencio Richard Manabat Mercedes Cabral

The film follows two competing television news teams as they chase a variety of leads, gradually zeroing in on an impending and possibly apocalyptic storm, and a middle-aged teacher who may or may not be possessed by a demon. Writer and actress Raquel Villavicencio plays the ruthless head of the top-rated network, coming off as a Tagalog variation on Faye Dunaway's fabled character in Network. Her team has eschewed covering politics in favour of triedand- true tabloid fodder: demonic possession.