Maynila sa mga kuko ng liwanag
Subtitle: Manila in the claws of light
By: producers, Miguel De Leon, Severino Manotok, Jr. ; screenplay, Clodualdo Del Mundo, Jr. ; directed by Lino Brocka
Contributors: Koronel, Hilda, actor; Roco, Bembol, 1953- actor; Salvador, Lou, actor; Reyes, Edgar
Edition: [Special edition].
Series: The Criterion collection -- 926; Criterion collection -- 926.
Published: 2018
Language: tgl
Format: [videorecording] =
Number of pages: 125
Subjects: Poor; Drama; Film adaptations; Human trafficking
Other titles: Manila in the claws of light
Description: Julio travels from his country village to Manila to track down the woman he loves, who was lured there with the promise of work and has not been heard from since.
Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1975.

Based on the novel "Sa mga kuko ng liwanag" by Edgardo Reyes.

LPCM mono, wide screen 1.85:1.

Essay by film scholar José B. Capino in container.

Features: introduction by filmmaker Martin Scorsese; documentary "Signed : Lino Brocka" (1987) about the director by Christian Blackwood; documentary "Manila...a Filipino film" (1975) about the making of the film, featuring Brocka and actors Hilda Koronel and Rafael Roco Jr.; new interview with critic, filmmaker, and festival programmer Tony Rayns.

Hilda Koronel, Rafael Roco Jr., Lou Salvador Jr., Joonee Gamboa, Pio De Castro III.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

This is a Blu-ray disc made for Blu-ray disc players and will not play in standard DVD players.

For private home use only.

In Tagalog with optional English subtitles.