Tusok Tusok (2025) – Filipino Movie (18+)

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2025

Country: Philippines

Language: Tagalog (Filipino)

Director / Writer: Ronald Espinosa Batallones

Main Cast: Sahara Bernales (Barbie), Queenie De Mesa (Tanya), Margaret Sison (Valerie), JC Tan (Bogart), Ralph Engle (Philip), Horace Mendoza (Tony), Jasper Torres (Lando)

Runtime: 1h 13 min (~73 minutes)

Release Date: July 29, 2025 (Digital premiere in the Philippines on VMX)

Barbie, a struggling student, tries to honor a promise to her mother while juggling academic pressures and economic hardship.

The story explores themes of family duty, self-worth, and the moral lines crossed in pursuit of survival.