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{{Short description|2004 Filipino horror film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Sigaw
| image          = SigawEcho.jpg
| caption        = US release poster
| director       =  [[Yam Laranas]]
| producer       = {{ubl|William Lao|Roselle Y. Monteverde}}
| writer         = {{ubl|[[Roy Iglesias]]|Yam Laranas}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Richard Gutierrez]]
* [[Angel Locsin]]
* [[Jomari Yllana]]
* [[Iza Calzado]]
* [[James Blanco]]
}}
| music          = Jesse Lucas
| cinematography = Yam Laranas
| editing        = Manet A. Dayrit
| studio         = {{ubl|[[Regal Entertainment]]|Megavision Films}}
| distributor    = Regal Entertainment
| released       = {{film date|2004|12|25}}
| runtime        = 110 minutes
| country        = [[Philippines]]
| language       = [[Filipino language|Filipino]]
| gross          = {{Philippine Peso|25.3 million}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cruz |first=Marinel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M1g1AAAAIBAJ&dq=alessandra+de+Rossi+box+office+entertainment+awards&pg=PA60&article_id=1033,3439369 |title=MMFF organizers exhorted: Plug 'holes' before '05 fest |date=2005-01-09 |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |pages=60 |language=en}}</ref>
}}

'''''Sigaw''''' ({{literal translation|Shout}}), internationally known as '''''The Echo''''', is a 2004 Filipino [[supernatural horror film]] directed by [[Yam Laranas]]. It stars [[Richard Gutierrez]] and [[Angel Locsin]] (both from ''[[Mulawin]]''). It was one of the entries in the [[2004 Metro Manila Film Festival]], becoming a box office success in the [[Philippines]] where the horror genre has become increasingly popular. In 2005, the film received a release in both Singapore and Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/12/05/267027/direk-yam-lives-his-scary-dreams|title=Direk Yam lives his scary dreams|website=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=December 5, 2004|accessdate=July 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://horrornews.net/12065/film-review-sigsaw-the-echo-2004/|last=O'Terror|first=Scarlett|title=Film Review: Sigsaw|website=Horror News|date=September 14, 2010|accessdate=July 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.contactmusic.com/film/review/sigaw|last=Breese|first=Keith|title=Sigaw Review|website=[[Contactmusic.com]]|date=December 25, 2004|accessdate=July 25, 2021}}</ref>

An American remake of the film was made in 2008, entitled ''[[The Echo (2008 film)|The Echo]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2009/09/06/502418/sigaw-echo|title=Farewell to Peque|website=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=September 6, 2009|accessdate=July 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/11267/hollywood-to-remake-filipino-horror-flick-sigaw|last=Santiago|first=Erwin|title=Hollywood to remake Filipino horror flick, 'Sigaw'|website=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=November 10, 2006|accessdate=July 25, 2021}}</ref>

==Plot==
Marvin savors his independence in a newly acquired unit of an old [[apartment]] building. He is frequently visited by his girlfriend Pinky. Except for the occasional noise from an apartment unit down the [[hallway]], the place is almost perfect for Marvin. At the end of the hallway is where Anna lives with her young daughter Lara, and Bert, her jealous husband. Bert is a cop, and he has always suspected Anna of cheating on him. His frequent jealous outbursts would always lead to beatings that could be heard throughout the whole floor. Marvin would usually be awakened at night by the sound of screaming and beating from Anna's unit. Marvin complains to the building caretaker, a drunk, who would just tell him to ignore the disturbance from the apartment down the hall. Anna and her daughter would usually ask for help from Jude, who lives in an apartment unit in the middle of the hallway. Jude's apartment becomes a temporary refuge for the little girl Lara.

One day, Pinky drops by Marvin's apartment and is shocked to see a woman knocking on his door. Pinky suspects Marvin is seeing another girl, which could explain why he has been acting strange lately. Marvin vehemently denies seeing another woman. It is the strange occurrences in his apartment that is making him act strange lately. Meanwhile, the beatings down the hall intensify. Jude is getting scared because the cruel cop Bert is beginning to suspect that Jude is having an affair with Anna, which isn't true. Marvin gets drawn to the couple's frequent quarrels. He even witnesses Bert chasing Anna and beating her up in the corridor. All that violence affects Marvin. At length, he musters the courage to find out more about the quarreling couple. What he finds out shocks him. Marvin uncovers a secret that will change his life and Pinky's as well. The discovery sets into motion a series of hauntings that follow him and Pinky around. He decides to leave his apartment but the hauntings follow them wherever they go. Marvin finally decides to confront the problem. He returns to the old apartment building to face the evil that dwells in it. What happens next shakes the very core of his beliefs about life, love, and the spirit world.

==Cast==
* [[Richard Gutierrez]] as Marvin
* [[Angel Locsin]] as Pinky
* [[Jomari Yllana]] as Bert
* [[Iza Calzado]] as Anna
* [[James Blanco]] as Jude
* [[Ella Guevara]] as Lara
* Lui Manansala as Marvin's Mother
* Tessie Villarama as Pinky's Mother
* Pocholo Montes as Pinky's Father
* [[Ronnie Lazaro]] (Uncredited) as The Caretaker

==Awards==
{|| width="90%" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width="10%"| Year
! width="30%"| Award-Giving Body
! width="25%"| Category
! width="25%"| Work
! width="10%"| Result
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[2004 Metro Manila Film Festival|2004]]
| rowspan="3" align="left"| [[Metro Manila Film Festival]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000431/2004 "Metro Manila Film Festival:2004"]. ''IMDB''. Retrieved April 9, 2014.</ref>
| align="left"| [[Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Child Performer|Best Child Performer]]
| align="center"| Ella Guevarra
| {{won}}
|-
| align="left"| [[Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| align="center"| Manet Dayrit
| {{won}}
|-
| align="left"| [[Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Sound Engineering|Best Sound Recording]]
| align="center"|
| {{won}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.echothemovie.com|Sigaw}}
* {{IMDb title|0423195|Sigaw}}

{{Yam Laranas}}
{{MMFF}}

[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:Philippine horror films]]
[[Category:Regal Entertainment films]]
[[Category:Megavision Films films]]
[[Category:Films set in apartment buildings]]
[[Category:Films directed by Yam Laranas]]