A story about the life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila, which becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them.
Acting
Hilda Koronel's eyes do more acting than most Oscar speeches.
Direction
Brocka shoots the slum like a pressure cooker with no release valve.
Cinematography
Crumbling walls and open sewers become characters themselves.
Director
Lino Brocka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in actual Tondo slums with non-professional locals as extras; some didn't realize it was fiction.
First Filipino film in Cannes competition, smuggled there after Marcos regime initially blocked it.
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