Manila in the Claws of Light
- Tue, May 27
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Director: Lino Brocka Run Time: 127 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1975 Language: Tagalog with English subtitles
Starring: Bembol Roco, Hilda Koronel, Lily Gamboa Mendoza, Lou Salvador Jr., Tommy Abuel
Screenwriter: Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr. from the novel In the Claws of Brightness by Edgardo M. Reyes
Producers: Mike de Leon, Severino Manotok Jr.
Co-presented by Community Programming Partner A Bunch of Savages
Considered the greatest Filipino film of all time, Lino Brocka’s neo-realist noir is a devastating and eye-opening portrait of 1970s Manila. A small-town boy from an insular island travels to the capital city in order to find his girlfriend who disappeared after moving to the city for work. As he lands a job and immerses himself in life on the streets, he discovers a seedy world of corruption, civil unrest, and sex-work. With a blend of bleak, documentary-like realism and elements of melodrama and film noir, Manila in the Claws of Light is a masterful vision from one of the most legendary figures in Filipino cinema.
About A Bunch of Savages
A Bunch of Savages is a creative collective in Los Angeles, California. We are unapologetically Filipino-American with a knack for premium multifaceted storytelling in the arts. Toss your KPIs out the window because we have one bonafide intention – To do cool sh*t that matters.
If anyone asks, we’re a collective of dreamers, filmmakers, writers, and creatives with a commitment to empowering the next generation of artists. Our name comes from a phrase used to describe the Filipinos in 1899 by then Gov. Theodore Roosevelt.
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