Brillante Ma Mendoza

Director & actor · born 30 July 1960 · San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines

Brillante Mendoza (born July 30, 1960), also known as Dante Mendoza, is a Filipino independent filmmaker. He is known as one of the key members associated with the Philippine New Wave.

Mendoza is the first Filipino filmmaker to receive the Best Director award for his film Kinatay at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. Other international accolades include Best Film for his 2009 film Lola at the 6th Dubai International Film Festival and Achievement in Directing at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards for his 2012 film Thy Womb, which also competed for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.

Where to start: Chameleon.

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Chameleon poster

Chameleon

TBA

Until She Remembers (2026) poster

Until She Remembers

2026 · 6.0/10

Basang Basa (2025) poster

Basang Basa

2025 · 7.0/10

Motherland (2024) poster

Motherland

2024

Red (2024) poster

Red

2024 · 3.5/10

Moro (2023) poster

Moro

2023

Moro (2023) poster

Moro

2023 · 5.0/10

Feast (2023) poster

Feast

2023

Virgin Forest (2022) poster

Virgin Forest

2022 · 4.9/10

Gensan Punch (2022) poster

Gensan Punch

2022 · 5.5/10

Red House (2022) poster

Red House

2022 · 2.8/10

Sisid (2022) poster

Sisid

2022 · 5.0/10

Palitan (2021) poster

Palitan

2021 · 5.3/10

Payback (2021) poster

Payback

2021

Mindanao (2019) poster

Mindanao

2019 · 7.0/10

Journey (2019) poster

Journey

2019 · 6.0/10

Alpha: The Right to Kill (2019) poster

Alpha: The Right to Kill

2019 · 5.3/10

Ma' Rosa (2016) poster

Ma' Rosa

2016 · 6.5/10

Art Through Our Eyes (2016) poster

Art Through Our Eyes

2016

Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections (2016) poster

Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections

2016

Taklub (2015) poster

Taklub

2015 · 5.6/10

Modus (2015) poster

Modus

2015

Possession (2013) poster

Possession

2013 · 5.0/10

Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013) poster

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013 · 5.0/10

Thy Womb (2012) poster

Thy Womb

2012 · 6.1/10

Captive (2012) poster

Captive

2012 · 5.9/10

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011) poster

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

2011 · 4.3/10

Quattro Hong Kong 2 (2011) poster

Quattro Hong Kong 2

2011

Ayos ka (2010) poster

Ayos ka

2010 · 2.0/10

Butchered (2009) poster

Butchered

2009 · 6.2/10

Grandmother (2009) poster

Grandmother

2009 · 7.2/10

Slingshot (2008) poster

Slingshot

2008 · 5.4/10

Serbis (2008) poster

Serbis

2008 · 5.9/10

Foster Child (2007) poster

Foster Child

2007 · 7.0/10

Pantasya (2007) poster

Pantasya

2007 · 4.2/10

Manoro (2006) poster

Manoro

2006 · 8.1/10

Summer Heat (2006) poster

Summer Heat

2006 · 4.1/10

The Masseur (2005) poster

The Masseur

2005 · 5.9/10

As actor 4

French Cinema Mon Amour (2015) poster

French Cinema Mon Amour

2015 · 5.2/10

Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows (2014) poster

Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows

2014 · 5.0/10

The Great Cinema Party

2012

The Great Cinema Party

2012 · 5.5/10

Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement (2010) poster

Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement

2010 · 4.8/10

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Brillante Ma Mendoza movie?

By viewer score, Chameleon at 0.0/10.

What are Brillante Ma Mendoza’s most popular movies?

Butchered.

How many movies has Brillante Ma Mendoza made?

42 films on TMDB, 38 as director, 4 as actor.