Huk in a New Life

Huk in a New Life

1953 · 117 min · ★ 7.7 · Drama, Action

Carding, the anti-Japanese guerrilla turned Huk rebel when his family's land is taken over by the greedy landlord while Maxie, the communist recruiter who assures Carding that only a communist can be a true Filipino; however it was Jesus, Carding's brother-in-law who shoots Carding in the arm foiling his attempt to escape the military.

Directed by Lamberto V. Avellana · Written by Rolf Bayer

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