Manila in the Claws of Light(Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag)
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Philippines · 1975
2h 7m
Director Lino Brocka
Starring Bembol Roco, Lou Salvador Jr., Tommy Abuel, Lily Gamboa Mendoza
Genre Drama, Mystery
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A young fisherman from a provincial village arrives in the capital on a quest to track down his girlfriend, who was lured there with the promise of work and hasn’t been heard from since. In the meantime, he takes a low-wage job at a construction site and witnesses life on the streets, where death strikes without warning, corruption and exploitation are commonplace, and protests hint at escalating civil unrest.
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