God Is Still Asleep

God Is Still Asleep

1988 · 110 min · ★ 9.5 · Drama

Wanting a better life for his baby, a driver switches his son for his employers’ newborn girl, forever entwining the futures of both families and enacting a series of violent consequences.

Directed by Lino Brocka · Written by Gina Marissa Tagasa-Gil

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