Alice, Benjie and Andro are bank robbers who go into hiding in the jungle after one of them kills a civilian during a heist.
Direction
Brocka's jungle as psychological pressure cooker.
Acting
Salvador's descent from bravado to animal need.
Director
Lino Brocka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Marcos martial law, Brocka smuggled class critique past censors through genre packaging. The jungle becomes a mirror for state violence.
Phillip Salvador improvised key physical beats during the river chase, nearly drowning. Brocka kept rolling.
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