Controversial
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Film19811h 56m
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- Director
- Lino Brocka
- Language
- Filipino
- Released
- 1981-03-20
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
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Brocka's potboiler about the rise of a starlet is the quintessential rags-to-riches, prey-turned-predator story, brimming with true-life anecdotes and an authentically acerbic sense of the seamier side of show business.
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