A giant alien shell crashes into a Filipino fishing village and two boys fall in love while the ocean tries to kill everyone. What more do you want?
The discovery of a mysterious alien shell in a trench transforms the lives of two star-crossed lovers, Paleng and Eliong, and their threatened coastal village in Davao City, unearthing secrets deeper than the surrounding perilous waters.
Cinematography
The trench itself is a character—murky, beautiful, and deeply wrong.
Acting
Telmo and Miguel sell a love story that feels discovered, not performed.
Production
DIY Filipino sci-fi that puts Hollywood's ocean movies to shame.
Director
Joshua Caesar Medroso
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filipino BL (Boys' Love) exploded during pandemic lockdowns; Trench weaponizes that intimate format against cosmic horror, merging commercial genre with arthouse ambition.
The practical shell was built from actual fishing boat salvage in Davao—Medroso wanted the alien object to smell like the community it would destroy.
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