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Joyful Mystery

1984, Tagalog. Directed by Abbo Q. Dela Cruz.

In the name of money, will you gamble your soul?

August 1950. The fortunes of three impoverished friends and their families abruptly change after an airplane crashes in a nearby mountain. They rush to the crash site along with all the villagers, not to help the victims but to plunder their valuables. A dead American passenger carried a large amount of money in his briefcase, which Mesiong, Ponsoy, and Jamin find and avariciously keep for themselves. But the town mayor gets greedy and, with his hirelings, abducts the three to divest them of their booty.

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Released
18 June 1984
Original title
Misteryo sa Tuwa
Country
Philippines
Written by
Abbo Q. Dela Cruz
kidnappingstolen moneyphilippinesbag of moneytortureplatoonlootcorrupt politicianmutilationarmy campplane crashgreedy manplane wreckquezon province

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Joyful Mystery (1984) was directed by Abbo Q. Dela Cruz and stars Tony Santos, Johnny Delgado, Ama Quiambao.

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