Lino Brocka

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Lino Brocka

Born April 7, 1939 · Pilar, Sorsogon, Philippines

Died May 22, 1991 · aged 52

Catalino "Lino" Ortiz Brocka (1939-1991) was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. In 1983, he founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country. Brocka was openly gay and often incorporated LGBT themes into …

Known For

Manila in the Claws of LightManila in the Claws of Light · 1975
Manila in the Claws of Light
★ 7.41975
MovieDramaMystery
Julio, a young fisherman from a provincial village, descends into social alienation as he arrives in Manila to search for his loved one.
InsiangInsiang · 1976
Insiang
★ 7.01976
MovieDrama
A story about the life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila, which becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them.
Weighed But Found WantingWeighed But Found Wanting · 1974
Weighed But Found Wanting
★ 7.51974
MovieDrama
A privileged teenager, disillusioned with the hypocrisy he witnesses in his small town, forms a bond with a lonely man with leprosy and a mentally distressed homeless woman.
BonaBona · 1984
Bona
★ 6.61984
MovieDrama
Bona, a middle-class student, becomes infatuated with a struggling actor, Gardo, and drops out of school to live with him. She becomes his unpaid maid, performing chores and enduring his relationships with other women, in the hopes of reciprocation.
Macho DancerMacho Dancer · 1989
Macho Dancer
★ 6.81989
MovieDrama
Pol moves to Manila for better opportunities after his American lover leaves. However, he gets drawn into the gritty world of gay prostitution and sexual slavery.
JaguarJaguar · 1979
Jaguar
★ 6.31979
MovieDramaAction
Poldo, a poor man, takes up a job as a security guard at a high-class apartment complex. However, he soon finds himself protecting his employer's son from the violent attacks of a nightclub owner.
Dirty AffairDirty Affair · 1990
Dirty Affair
★ 6.61990
MovieDramaThriller
A teenage boy befriends a starlet who is having an affair with an ambitious mayor. As the elections are coming up, the mayor's wife wants him to get rid of his mistress. The starlet agrees to stop the affair on condition that the mayor help release her boyfriend from jail. The mayor does so, but wants the former jail-bird to kill his political rival.
I Carry the WorldI Carry the World · 1987
I Carry the World
★ 4.71987
MovieRomanceDrama
Living in the slums, Lupe carries her disabled mother while begging outside the Manila Cathedral, before leveraging her singing talent to escape poverty and rise to stardom.

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