Sensual
1986 · 85 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama
The film explores the sexual awakening and coming-of-age journey of a young woman named Niña. Growing up in a small town with her repressed mother, Turing, and her permissive, aging grandmother, Senyang, Niña begins to explore her sexuality. This includes both a lesbian relationship with her classmate Elsa and a subsequent charged, romantic tension with a newly arrived man named Ariel.
Directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya · Written by Jose Javier Reyes
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Cast
- B Barbra Benitez Niña
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Charito Solis Senyang -
Chanda Romero Turing - L Lito Gruet Ariel
- L Lara Jacinto Elsa
- H Hero Bautista Nando
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Vangie Labalan Patring -
Cris Daluz Dr. Francisco - A Arbie Antonio Mario
- J Josie Galvez Wife of Mario
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Rolando Tinio Gardener - S Sarah Alonzo Maring
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