Bilibid Boys

Bilibid Boys

Seven angry young men fighting without a reason, rebelling without a cause.

1981 · 117 min · ★ 3.3 · Drama, Action

=The movie portrays seven wayward men who suffer within the walls of the national penitentiary. They serve their sentences as if they are living their regular free, luxurious lives outside the cold bars of the prison, in open air, able to go where they want when they want. Four of the men - Nandong, Noel, Butch, and Caloy - are gay men who feel attracted to Steve Guanzon and eventually sodomize and rape him.

Directed by Ishmael Bernal · Written by Deo Fajardo Jr.

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Cast

Al Tantay Nandong Tasadua
Mark Gil Noel Nocidal
Alfie Anido Steve Guanzon
Gabby Concepcion Butch Jimenez
Jimi Melendez Don Samaniego
William Martinez Luga Bennett
Charito Solis Butch's Mother
Alma Moreno Helen
Rio Locsin Tessie
Cherie Gil Kaila
Gina Alajar Noel's Wife
Dina Bonnevie Steve's Friend

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