Joyful Mystery - 1984

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.

122min
1984
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.2/10

Cast

Peque Gallaga profile picturePeque GallagaMr. Murphy - Dead Passenger

About Joyful Mystery

Joyful Mystery Overview

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.

Runtime: 122min

Extra details

Original Title: Misteryo sa Tuwa
Original Language: Tagalog
Directed By: Abbo De La Cruz
Production Companies
Experimental Cinema of the Philippines