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Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita (2004)

Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita poster
Directed by
Joel Lamangan
Genre
romance film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
R-13
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set in the Philippines during World War II, this film follows the intertwined lives of people navigating love, betrayal, and honor under Japanese occupation. It centers on personal relationships tested by the harsh realities of war.

romanticdramaticwartimeemotionalintensemelancholicpoignanttender

What happens

Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita is a 2004 Philippine romantic war drama film directed by Joel C. Lamangan from a story co-written with Ricky Lee, who solely made it into a screenplay. Starring Judy Ann Santos, Raymart Santiago, Jay Manalo, and Dennis Trillo, the film is a story of love, betrayal, and honour in wartime, set in the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1941–1945) during World War II. A co-production of Regal Films and BAS Films, the film was theatrically released on December 25, 2004, as an entry for the 30th Metro Manila Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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