Two lovers, one choice, zero chill — Filipino melodrama that dares you to pick sides.
A girl is torn between two lovers: the one she loves, and the one she cannot resist.
Acting
Cherie Gil's star-making, scene-devouring debut.
Direction
Bernal's glossy, morally complicated framing.
Costume
Peak '80s Manila fashion as character development.
Director
Ishmael Bernal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the legendary 'bold' era of Philippine cinema, where directors like Bernal smuggled serious social critique into commercial melodramas.
Cherie Gil was only 16 during filming; her performance here launched her reign as Philippine cinema's ultimate kontrabida.
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