Nasaan Ka Man

'Wherever You Are') is a 2005 Filipino romantic drama horror-thriller film directed by Cholo Laurel in his feature directorial debut from a story and screenplay written by Ricky Lee and Rafael Hidalgo.

[1][2] It boasts performances by the country's young leading dramatic actors Claudine Barretto, Jericho Rosales and Diether Ocampo, with Hilda Koronel, Gloria Diaz, and Dante Rivero in the supporting roles.

Set in the mystical and fog-covered outskirts of Baguio, Nasaan Ka Man is a love story about a family shrouded in secrets.

The plot centers on a trio of adopted children, Pilar, Ito, and Joven (Claudine Barretto, Diether Ocampo and Jericho Rosales, respectively) and the spinster sisters, Lilia (Gloria Diaz) and Trining (Hilda Koronel) who raised them.

During the New Year's Eve celebration, Pilar and Joven asked for the blessing of their adoptive mother, Lilia, and her younger sister, Trining.

Surprised, Lilia heavily opposed the couple being wed for it is incestuous despite not being blood-related and hiding their relationship with her.

Later that night, Trining reminded Lilia about the latter's relationship with Nardo (Jhong Hilario) and how their father opposed the marriage.

The ensuing pursuit killed Nardo, after being shot by the police, which resulted in the sisters leaving their father.

It was revealed that the old man was Lilia and Trining's father, Don Augusto, and the bills contained a letter for the sisters.

In the final scene, Pilar, still lonely about Joven's death, cries next to his grave, which lies next to Lilia and Trining's parents.

It was graded "B" by the Cinema Evaluation Board upon its release saying "Rated High B: The acting was uniformly top-notched.

Butch Francisco, a columnist from The Philippine Star said "Nasaan Ka Man' is a finely crafted movie, creative yet realistic" and it has a little similarity to Wuthering Heights, Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte, The Sixth Sense, The Others, and Nick Joaquin's A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino due to the roles of Gloria Diaz and Hilda Koronel as the sisters.

[4] Gigi Javier-Alfonso of The Daily Tribune stated that "Nasaan Ka Man is tagged as the dramatic, cinematic film of Star Cinema, which committed to a powerhouse cast and a well-written love story-thriller.