Manila - In the claws of the Neon

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Maynila

Manila - In the claws of the Neon

(Sa mga kuko ng liwanag)

by Lino Brocka

Philippines

 

Maynila

Director: Lino Brocka

Screenplay: Clodualdo Del Mundo

Cinematographer: Miguel de Leon

Editing: Ike Jarlego Jr, Edgardo Jarlego

Sound: Francisco Rabara, Luis Reyes, Ramon Reyes

Music: Max Jocson

Cast.: Bembol Roco, Hilda Coronel, Lou Salbador Jr, Tommy Abuel, Jojo Abella, Juling Badabaldo

Production: Miguel de Leon, Cinema Artist

Year: 1975

DCP, Color, 124 min, 
OV Tagalog with French subtitles

Unreleased

Cannes Classics 2013

In a fishermen village on one island of Philippines, Mrs. Cruz is a unscrupulous woman making poor parents believe their daughter will get a brighter future in Manila where she will take care of her education. Once in the capital, Ligaya is immediately thrown into the infernal circle of prostitution. A wealthy Chinese business man falls in love with her and keeps her secluded in his house at Binondo. Young fisherman Julio enamored of Ligaya leaves to look for her when he gets no more news from her. To survive he has to become an underpaid worker on a construction site, and even prostitutes himself for a while. This diving into the urban jungle seems like a descent into hell with little chance to escape.
Manila: in the Claws of the Neon is a classic of Filipino cinema shot with great realism during a dark period of the history, where Lino Brocka gives Bembol Rocco his first leading role.


The restoration is done by World Cinema Foundation at Cineteca di Bologna.

 
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