Manila in the claws of light
By: a film by Lino Brocka
Contributors: Koronel, Hilda, actor; Roco, Bembol, 1953- actor; Salvador Jr., Lou, actor; Criterion Collection (Firm)
Edition: Criterion collection.
Series: Criterion collection; Criterion collection
Published: 2018
Language: tgl
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9781681434513
Subjects: Drama; Fishers
Description: "Julio Madiaga, a simple fisherman from the province, travels to Manila to find Ligaya, the woman he loves, after she went away with a mysterious woman promising a better future in the City. When he arrives, he becomes immersed in the city lifestyle and gets involved with its inhabitants experiencing extreme poverty, hard luck, and the overbearing need to grind for daily sustention. While Julio relentlessly searches for Ligaya, the city changes him little by little, becoming like an animal doomed to live only for survival in a wild jungle with no way out"--IMDb.
Notes: Title from sell sheet.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1975.

Wide screen (1.85:1).

Hilda Koronel, Bembol Roco, Lou Salvador, Jr., Tommy Abuel.

Rating: Not rated.

DVD, wide screen (1.85:1); mono.

Tagalog dialogue; English subtitles.