Warla

In Kevin Alambra’s provocative drama, a group of vigilante Filipino trans women kidnap foreign businessmen to fund gender-affirming surgeries.

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Credits

  • Director

    Kevin Alambra

  • Screenwriter

    Arah Jell Badayos

  • With

    Jervi Wrightson, Lance Reblando, Serena Magiliw

  • Philippines 2025. 83min

  • Courtesy of

    Southern Lantern Studios

  • Languages

    Filipino, English, Japanese

    With English subtitles

Introduction

Kitkat flees her family to join Joice, the leader of a community of transgender women who commit crimes to fund their surgeries. Kitkat even contemplates surgery while seeking healing and belonging with her chosen family. Loosely based on true stories, Warla features a cast of non-professional actors who draw on their own lives.

Jaye Hudson

Content advice

Contains scenes of graphic violence or injury and transphobic violence.

Contains transphobic attitudes and language.

How to book

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