Pamahiin

Pamahiin
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Directed by	Rahyan Carlos
Written by	Andrew Paredes Rahyan Carlos
Starring	Dennis Trillo Paolo Contis Marian Rivera Iya Villania
Distributed by	Regal Entertainment
Release date(s)	April 19, 2006 (2006-04-19)
Running time	100 min.
Country	Philippines
Language	Tagalog

Pamahiin is a 2006 Filipino horror film directed by Rahyan Carlos, the title translates into "Superstition in English. The film plays on the superstitious beliefs Filipinos have about death. The movie starred acclaimed TV and film actor Dennis Trillo.

Plot

Noah (Dennis Trillo) returns to the Philippines with his girlfriend Eileen (Iya Villania) and his aunt Amelia (Vangie Labalan) to visit the wake of his childhood friend, Damian (Paolo Contis) who committed suicide after Noah left in 15 years. Before driving away, they nearly step in the path of a black cat but Amelia prayed and drive off much to Noah & Eileen's worries. They arrive at the wake where they met Damian's father Mang Sebring (Cris Daluz). When Eileen look at his body, his eyes are wide open. Eileen, scared she frantically walks away and decides to leave with Noah. Before leaving, Amelia warns him not to go straight in the house.

When driving away, Eileen decides to obey Amelia's warning since it is a superstition much to Noah's disbelief.

He is also bothered and haunted by a distant childhood memory concerning his other best friend Becca (Marian Rivera).

Becca and her mother Belinda (Jacklyn Jose) are the town outcasts, due to Belinda’s penchant for the supernatural. They were pushed to move out of the town, never to be seen again by the people of Balong Bato.

Because Noah was raised in the States, his modern ways keeps him from believing in superstitions, much to the distress of his whose life is governed by her superstitious beliefs.

Damian’s death starts a series of peculiar and unexplained deaths and eerie haunting, all revolving around different superstitions. Eileen, who is in tune with her third eye, is at the forefront of all these haunting. She is followed by the ghost of a little girl named Lota, who died a mysterious and gruesome death.

Not wanting to believe and accept the fact that superstitions are real, Noah tries to give a practical explanation for everything, straining his relationship with Eileen. The fact that BECCA returns and professes her love for Noah doesn’t help in easing the tension between them. Noah continues refusing to believe… until he experiences the haunting himself.

Cast

• Dennis Trillo as Noah
• Iya Villania as Eileen
• Marian Rivera as Becca
• Paolo Contis as Damian
• Jacklyn Jose as Aling Belinda
• Vangie Labalan as Tita Amelia
• Cris Daluz as Mang Sebring
• Kookoo Gonzales as Aling Soledad
• Arpee Bautista
• Erica Dehesa as Lota
• JM Reyes

External links

• Pamahiin at the Internet Movie Database