Controversial

Controversial

It's what the gossip's all about – Now see it on the screen!

1981 · 116 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

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.

Directed by Lino Brocka · Written by Tony Perez

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